After the service, we had a reception in another room at the college. It wasn’t nothing fancy, just drinks and a buffet. Some students from the college dressed up smart and played violin and stuff.
My mates Phil and Daz came to the reception. Phil asked if he could bring a guest, so I thought maybe he’d got back together with Leanne from Lidl, but when he turned up, he was with Ren. I don’t think Larry was very pleased to see Ren, but he just pretended he was, so that was all right. I don’t think Daz knew about Phil and Ren, either. He looked a bit gobsmacked and kept saying stuff like, “What is this, a bloody epidemic?”
I didn’t ask him what he meant, ‘cause I thought I knew. I’m getting better at working out stuff like that. I think Larry’s rubbing off on me.
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