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The Hysterics

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“─Por si sirve de algo, pienso que la felicidad es una condición efímera, no un maldito permanente estado mental. He aprendido que, si vas tras momentos de gozo aquí y allá, a veces esos momentos te sostendrán a través de la mierda. ─Él pausó para recoger un pedazo de tabaco fuera de su lengua.─Personalmente, no me gusta la gente inherentemente feliz. No confío en ellas. Creo que hay algo seriamente mal con cualquiera que no está al menos un poquito defraudada por el mundo.”

“Oh good, you’re ready.” “No, I’ve only just got out of the bath. What should I put on?” “Put on?” he says in obvious mystification. “Well I’ve only got a towel on.” When he still doesn’t get it I sigh. God, he’s so dense sometimes. “Charlie, I haven’t got any knickers on,” I mutter. His eyes seem to darken and then he starts laughing. “Mabel, I’m shocked. What sort of massages have you been having? I’m not massaging down there however much you expect it. I’m not that type of boy!”

“Don’t call me an idiot,” I hiss, smiling apologetically at the old couple who are now dividing their attention between us and the carol singers. “I can do what I want and if I want to walk naked through London at three in the morning then I’m going to do it and it’s got nothing to do with you.” His lips twitch and I know that he’s trying not to smile. “Nell, I will never complain if you want to walk around naked, but you’ve got to know that I’m going to be following you with your coat for when you get cold.” “Why?” I ask in exasperation. “Why are you so bothered?” “I don’t know,” he whispers. “I don’t know why, but I am.”