The End of Term

Tomorrow I finish work. I will return, I now know – maybe I’ll work there for a few months more, maybe not. I suppose it’s easier for them to keep me than train a new person.

I just had Tom round. Katie, his girlfriend, and Kev’s next-door-neighbour, was here too, which was unexpected. I would have said an unexpected bonus, because she’s an absolutely lovely person, and I enjoy her company very much. But halfway through the evening, she spoke to a friend of hers on the phone, and chenged some Christmas weekend plans, and Tom was in a sulk thenceforth. It was a real shame, because Tom is a friend I see seldom, and whose company I really value. To boot, I have hardly ever seen him act like that.

I suppose, if I were to be bitter, I would suggest that relationships only sour other social relations. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, leads to jealousy, recriminations and general strife. I miss the days when all my friends were single. Do the benefits outweigh the disadvantages?

I met Lucy for coffee at lunchtime. I have been putting this meeting off for some time, but saw her a few weeks ago on a night out with my ex. Well, it was like a first date – we’re virtual strangers now. I miss Lucy, but really despise her fiancé Kev. What a pallaver!

I am going out tonight, though I am working tomorrow. In fact, I’m going in an hour early, because one of my colleagues is off, but since it’s the last day of work before my holiday, and as we are going to the pub probably twice (lunchtime and after work), I don’t see the harm.

I really need to find my passport…