“Although they evidently had money worries — the nervous appointment with the bank confirmed that — the room was expensively furnished. Smart window blinds. A wide, comfortable-looking bed. The duvet crisp and clean and white.”
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“Outside the window the streetlamp's yellow glow illuminated the desolate village road.”
“He collapsed heavily on the bed, a whale into the ocean.”
“She sat down on the edge of the bed. The furthest corner away from him.”
“If you are using drink as an excuse for screwing someone else, I can go on about your drinking.”
“This was not the life she imagined it to be.”