Ove and Ove’s wife were the first people to move into this street of row houses all those years ago,
when it had only recently been built and was still surrounded by trees. That same day, Rune and Rune’s wife moved in.
Anita was also pregnant and, of course, immediately became best friends with Ove’s wife in that way only women knew how.
And just like all women who become best friends they both had the idea that Rune and Ove had to become best friends.
Because they had so many “interests in common.” Ove couldn’t really understand what they meant by that.
After all, Rune drove a Volvo. Not that Ove exactly had anything against Rune apart from that.
He had a proper job and he didn’t talk more than he had to.
Admittedly he did drive that Volvo but, as Ove’s wife kept insisting, this did not necessarily make a person immoral.
So Ove put up with him. After a period he even lent him tools.
And one afternoon, standing in the parking area, thumbs tucked into their belts, they got caught up in a conversation about lawn mower prices.
When they parted they shook hands. As if the mutual decision to become friends was a business agreement.
When the two men later found out that all sorts of people were moving into the area, they sat down in Ove and Sonja’s kitchen for consultations.
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