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Tom
Angela is being polite. Someone asked if we could “tone down” the garlic.
Me
I assume you escorted them out.
Tom
I smiled and said no.
Me
Heroic restraint.
Tom
I’m growing as a person.
I pause, phone in hand.
Me
Good for you.
A beat.
Tom
That was a very tired reply.
I narrow my eyes at thescreen.
Me
Excuse you.
Tom
Observation, not criticism.
Me
I dispute your methodology.
Tom
You typed three words and one of them sighed.
I laugh, short and surprised. I hadn’t realised how tightly wound I was until it slipped.
Me
Rude.
Tom
Accurate.
