Recruiting a New Pet (Written March 2025)
“Are you gonna be in tonight?” Maddy asked her flatmate as she came into the room.“Yeah, I’m not going anywhere,” replied Cora, not looking up from her phone. “Oh that’s great. Ray’s picking me up at 7 but my brother is supposed to be picking up this parcel for my Mum… he’s coming about 8, is that okay?”“Yeah, sure….” “Thanks, I’m just gonna jump in the shower and get ready… I’m so behind. ”Maddy and Cora had been flatmates for a little over two years, since they met at college. They got along pretty well, perhaps because they lived fairly separate lives and didn’t impose too much on each other’s space. Cora watched her friend close the bathroom door and then headed into her bedroom. This [...]