The Last House on Cemetery Lane Page #2

but I'm struggling to string

a sentence together at the minute.

Got a bit of writer's block going on?

You know, I feel like

I've really hit a wall, you know.

That's why I booked this place. I thought

the peace and quiet may help, but...

it hasn't worked so far though.

Well, you've only been here five minutes.

Give it a chance.

True. Patience isn't

my strong point though.

So, you...

You're probably wanting that sugar, right?

Sorry?

The sugar you came over to borrow.

Right, yeah.

Well, I suppose I'll see you around?

- How about tonight?

- You want a tour of the pubs?

Pubs really aren't my scene,

to be honest with you. I'm...

I'm pretty boring.

It's not really my scene either,

to be honest.

I suppose I'm boring, too.

Why don't you just come around here?

We can be boring together.

Perhaps I can cook.

- You cook, do you?

- No.

But I'm not too bad at ordering

a take away or something maybe?

Yeah, that'd be nice.

Great. How about 8:00?

- Yeah, okay, I'll see you then.

- See you then.

Just thinking about childhood stuff.

It really is a playground for the wicked?

So... tell me a bit about yourself.

Like what?

I don't know.

What kind of music you like?

- What a shocking effort?

- All right, all right.

Bit rusty, bit rusty.

- Tell me a bit about your childhood, then.

- You sound like a psychiatrist now.

Well, I was raised Catholic.

- Rebel by any chance?

- No, I was a good girl.

- That almost sounded convincing.

- Seriously, I really was.

- Yeah, scared of purgatory, were you?

- No, scared of my parents.

I'd rather face purgatory,

than deal with those two.

Quite strict then.

Yeah.

So what about you?

What about me?

- Were your parents strict?

- No, not at all.

They just... sort of nudged me

in the right direction.

Gave me space to find

my own way, you know.

- That's really cool.

- Yeah, they were.

It's mad. My parents were together for

like forty years before they passed on.

Did everything together, those two.

Proper joined at the hip, they were.

Yeah, they even died

within a week of each other.

- Does that scare you?

- What? Dying?

No.

The prospect of ending up

with someone for that long.

No.

No, I don't think it does.

I mean, my parents were

together for decades.

They went through a lot of sh*t together

and came out on the other side, still in love.

I suppose I'd like to find a relationship

with that kind of commitment, you know.

Cool.

But I haven't always had the best luck

with women to be honest with you.

I can remember when me

and my last girlfriend broke up.

One of the last things said was,

"It's no one's fault."

But the truth is, that's one of those

great lies people tell themselves.

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