It was the longest speech I'd ever heard Rose make. Usually she gets in a dither about leaving her mother alone when she works late and her idea of an adventurous meal is to have pickle in her lunchtime cheese sandwich. As for an action man boyfriend, it didn't seem likely.
This 1500 word short story is also published in one of Patsy's many themed collections of short stories.
Other books by Patsy Collins
Patsy Collins spends her time making things up and writing them down from her home in Lee-on-the-Solent or whilst traveling in a campervan – both shared with her husband. When away she enjoys scrambling round ruined castles, visiting friends and eating cake. At home she gardens, bakes (and then eats) cakes.
She is the author of six novels and twenty-four themed collections of short stories. Hundreds of her short stories have been published in women's magazines in the UK, Australia, Sweden, Ireland and South Africa.
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