Friday 29th April. 23:30PM- Text message.
Em: Hiya, do you remember the first time we kissed? Properly. Which moment it was?
23:35 PM
August: You don't?
I don't know which one it was
What?
Like there were a few 'almosts'
Why are you trying to remember?
I'm sorry, don't worry
No, it's fine. I just haven't heard from you all week and now you're asking the first time we kissed?
I just wanted to know if I remembered it right
It was at a club, Trev's gig, you remember?
I remember that, I just wondered if there were times before.
A few days before that you kissed me at some sort of family thing, but I don't think that was on the lips and then a few days before that I tried to kiss you outside my mums, after the police thing, you didn't kiss me back.
You remember all that?
I have that type of memory Emersyn. I remember shit, it's what I do best
Shit?
I didn't mean that negatively
You didn't?
No, not when I refer to you. But there are other things that I can just recall without much effort and that's not necessarily a healthy thing for me
Oh, yeah okay. I understand.
How's your dad?
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00:15
Sorry, he's good. He's up, feeling a lot better. We're affectively out of isolation now but like with lockdown it doesn't really change much
I am glad he's feeling better. I'll give him another call in the week, I just didn't want to disturb him too much. You can go out now though, that's good, get some fresh air.
Yeah and the rain is supposed to be stopping soon.
Good, I've come back home, and it's been rain ever since I got here
Ha, it's just like that here in April, you know this
I do.
00:30
00:40
00:50
August: I'm getting shopping tomorrow for mum and dad, doing Charlotte's so I just offered to grab some stuff for them. So I'll be close, if you need anything from the shops Em? I'll give your mum a call too tomorrow
Em: I think I'm okay ty, but mum might need a few bits, could you maybe get her some of her herbal tea? She ran out today, I don't know if she'll ask you. And some ice cream, it makes her happy
Of course, any particular ice-cream?
No, I trust you to make good ice cream decisions
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