Mary went into the kitchen walking very slowly because she was wondering what to have for supper. Now that she was alone she had so much more choice but appetite had not returned after her husband has gone on holiday with his mistress Annie who live next door.
Well I suppose we all need our freedom at times but to do it so blatantly was wrong. Phil the fact that he’s already had an affair with this woman next door made it less surprising.
The problem was that he normally cooked the supper so Mary was not used to thinking about the menu. When she was a student she bought a
steak pie in a tin but she didn’t know whether you could buy things like that anymore and anyway Marks and Spencers and it’s chilled food was usually a lot more tempting than tins of meat pies. But she had not planned ahead. She had not remembered to go shopping. she remembered that emu had some very nice food which look like beef pieces in jelly.
Later Mary and Emile were sitting at the table eating beef pie made with frozen puff pastry.
It’s very good Mary cried. Do you like it Emile?
Yes I’m quite converted to pies I’d like a sardine tomorrow or how about making some bread dough and we could have a sardine and mushroom pizza.
So Mary said to him you know I don’t eat fish.
Well don’t worry I will eat the entire pizza for myself,the cat told her. I wonder if pizza express do them? You could have a vegetarian pizza mother.
Yes alright then we can have that tomorrow with one provision that you eat yours outside on the patio
Alright I agree I know that you want to spend some time alone because you are very angry with Stan and Annie.
But we all know exactly well that Stan died some years ago. Is Mary losing her marbles ?
Then the phone rang. Hello it’s Annie they heard.
I don’t like Blackpool much especially my being alone. So I’m going to come back tomorrow and on the way from the station I will call into Marks and Spencer’s food shop. I’ll buy some lovely food and bring it around tomorrow evening so I can tell you about my adventures in the Blackpool Illuminations.
Well am I going mad, thought Mary. Never mind no one will notice because I was already very peculiar but I’ll be careful not to speak to anyone who doesn’t already know me. Or I will take a vow of silence and say I am a nun. I’m going to build a hermitage in the garden.
Can I be a nun as well said Emile?
Will at the moment a man cannot be a nun but if the rules change I will let you know Emile.
Thank you ,mother.
And so say all of us
How my heart sings 