Of course, I already knew that we lived not far from one another, but it had not occurred to me that our lives might intersect in any unplanned way.
Sometimes this place feels more like a village than a city, really.
So we shared a love of Tesco. Unsurprising. I wondered where else our existences overlapped.
Perhaps we frequented the same post office, for example, or had our prescriptions dispensed by the same pharmacist?
I reflected again on the importance of being ready, at any time, for an encounter, of looking my best and having something appropriate to say.
I was going to need more than one outfit. Sammy’s homecoming party tonight was at seven,
and Raymond had offered to meet me beforehand near Laura’s house.
At first, I thought that he was being surprisingly and uncharacteristically thoughtful,
but then I realized that he simply didn’t want to arrive alone.
Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that there’s something very liberating about it;
once you realize that you don’t need anyone, you can take care of yourself.
That’s the thing: it’s best just to take care of yourself. You can’t protect other people, however hard you try.
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