Ghost Stories Page #4

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And then she sat down

with a cup of tea

and just went mad.

"That's typical of you,"

she said.

"Lord Muck, always

thinkin' of himself.

"Didn't even cross his mind

to ask if I wanted one, so.."

I'm havin'

a cup of tea, mate.

What do you reckon?

Was I selfish?

Is that what marriage is?

A lifetime sentence

of making

two cups of tea

instead of one?

Or is it good to grab

a bit of healthy me time?

It can oil the wheels

after all.

What do you think?

- Mike in Barnet, hello.

- Hi, Jeff.

Yeah, it sounds silly,

but we like... we like

doing everything

together, whatever it is.

Even if it is just getting a

Chinky on a Saturday night.

Ooh, fried rice. Nice.

We just love it, slobbing in

front of the telly. Perfect.

Oh, thank you

for that, Mike.

You mean a Chinese,

of course, don't you?

Apologies

on Mike's behalf.

But you're right.

Maybe that's the secret

of all.

[POWER SHUTS DOWN]

Oh.

How did that..

...[INDISTINCT] I'd have

been worth a fortune.

[HUMMING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

What the..

[SCOFFS]

Ah.

...about, you know,

you've got to have this

and you've got

to have that

and they forget

the simple things

you know,

like holding hands.

My husband had a stroke

a few years ago

and, um, he has been

bedridden ever since

but I see him every day

without fail.

I hold his hand,

I tell him..

Oh, well,

that makes you a saint

you silly old b*tch.

[TURNS OFF RADIO]

[SIGHS]

[POWER SHUTS DOWN]

Oh, Jesus Christ!

Bloody hell.

I don't..

[GASPS]

[GASPS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[GROANS]

Hello?

[WINGS FLUTTERING]

Oh, Jesus!

Oh.

Marek? Marek?

Pick up, please,

it's Tony.

Hello, Tony.

Listen, have you been over

here to this building?

Mm, no.

I am in other one.

I don't like

this place, Tony.

It feels... bad.

We have, um

we have a word

for this back home.

It is zloslivy.

Look, don't, um..

don't let them thoughts get

into your head, mate, alright?

Get yourself a radio,

sunbeam. Yeah?

Look, I'm gonna, uh,

take a walk around, right?

You sit tight

for 10 minutes

and I'll call you

when I get back, alright?

Okay.

Thank you a lot, Tony.

Alright, mate.

[SIGHS]

[MUSIC ON STEREO]

I'll never let you go

Why?

Because I love you

I'll always

love you so

Why?

Because you love me

No broken hearts

for us

'Cause we love

each other

There could be

no other..

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[GRUNTS]

[CHAINS RATTLING]

[SIGHS]

[EXHALES]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[GASPS]

Hello?

Is anyone there?

Because you love me

because you love me

Because you love me

because you love me

Because you love me

Marek? Marek?

Dada?

It is a coma.

A probable lock-in.

He is here for keeps.

Just one of those things.

The lights are on

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