Helen and Alice have arranged to play tennis – but is Alice up to it?
Helen: | Aren’t you changing for tennis, Alice? |
Alice: | Oh, I’m not feeling very sporty. Can you find someone else to make up the numbers? |
Helen: | No I can’t. I’ve booked the court. Come on. |
Alice: | I’m knackered. I’ve had a hard day. I think I just need a quiet night in. |
Helen: | There’s something else, isn’t there? |
Alice: | I saw Paul today. |
Helen: | You see him all the time at work. |
Alice: | We discussed some patients and I took careful notes on their treatment programmes. I was extremely professional. |
Helen: | Course you were. And then he asked you out tonight. And now you want to bail out on me. |
Alice: | We’ve split up and … |
Helen: | What? |