1974 - Goldfish Have No Hiding Place - Plot & Excerpts
That the months and even years they have lived together have turned suddenly into grey ash, and love - which is a precious thing - no longer exists between them.This was my moment of truth as I watched Linda's hand hover over the telephone as she looked at the bottle of Chanel No. 5. I watched her hand slowly withdraw and I watched the wary, sly expression come into her beautiful grey eyes. I watched her mouth set in a thin tight line, and for the first time since I had met her, I realised she wasn't as beautiful as I had thought she was.When two people fall in love they have this thing that can never be replaced between them. It is a fragile thing: a wonderful thing, but it is fragile. Looking at Linda across my desk, this thing within me for her sparked out: the way an electric light bulb goes: one moment a bright light; the next moment darkness.I waited, watching her. The tip of her tongue moved over her lips. She stiffened, then looked at me.“What are you doing with my perfume?”“Sit down, Linda.
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