Chapter Eleven
‘Ladies, gentlemen and local dignitaries -- please gather outside the front door, it’s time to unveil the new signage.’ And with that everyone shuffled out through the door and stood looking expectantly at the tarpaulin that was covering the café name.
Jo stood under the sign and announced as they’d been so many changes to the café it seemed fitting to have a new name as well. She then came to stand directly behind me and I felt her fingers lace through mine, hidden by the crowd of people, as she signalled to Dan to pull the rope.
The tarpaulin fell away with a swoosh revealing the new name -- JoVial
‘Jovial! What lovely name for a café where you want people to enjoy themselves!’ was the general chorus. The only dissenting voice came, of course, from Jo’s mum.
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