My Dinosaur Era Chapter 45

 

we left ginny in the pub with patrycja

she definitely did wake up, arms and legs everywhere

pints dribbling from her chin

sat next to her, had the urge to hold her close

pulled her tight into me

she looked at me

what was that for, she said

for this, all of this, I said

all of what, timmy, she said

if it weren’t for you, I’d have sat at home, drinking, sad, all fucked up, I said

no, you would have worked it out, she said

maybe, but thank you anyway, I said

oh, you soft sod, she said

where are you going tonight, I said

to a deep, dark forest, she said

I have to ask, why are you going to a deep, dark forest, I said

so I can feel scared, she said

right, well, that makes total sense then, I said

no, listen, so I can feel scared, except I won’t because I will have patrycja to protect me, she said

that’s unhinged but kinda sweet, I said

isn’t it, no one has ever protected me before, she said

ok, now it all feels kinda sad, I said

nah, it feels great, no one is sad, she said

petula looks kinda sad, I said

she’s just worried about sorting stuff out with jonny, but it’ll be fine, she said

we should try and get it sorted quickly, she looks so fucking pensive, I said

tomorrow, we’ll sort it tomorrow, she said

 

they drove off in the van, to god knows where

we let ourselves into ginny’s flat

the first time I had been here without her

 

christ, I’m shattered, I say

hmm, says petula

I said, I’m shattered, how are you feeling, I say

yeah, yeah, I’m fine, she says

are you worried about what we have to do, I say

yes, I guess, I shouldn’t be, not now I have you lot at my back, she says

well, exactly, yes, I say

but until it’s done, it’ll be eating at me a bit, she says

you know what, fuck it, let’s do it now, I say

what, like now, at nine thirty, she says

yeah, why should you have to be sat around worrying about shit that he caused, I say

isn’t it best to do it tomorrow though, she says

what, so it’s more convenient for jonny boy, fuck him, I say

I mean, absolutely fuck him, are you sure, she says

totally, I’ll call ginny now, get her and patrycja to come back here now, they won’t have got far, I say

oh right, ok, she says

there is no way ginny will forgive me if she misses this, I say

yeah fair, she says

 

I call ginny

timmy, are you ok, she says

I think we should do it now, I say

do what babe, she says

get petula’s stuff from jonny’s, she’s chewing through her lip here, I say

fuck, like now, at night time, ooh, how exciting, she says

can you two get back here, I say

hang on, patrycja, babe, we’re going back to brighton, yeah, yeah, we’re turning back now, she says

cool, come to your place and we’ll go up there together, I say

I like decisive timmy, she says

fuck off, I say

love you, she says

love you too, I say

 

we sit on the wall outside ginny’s place

the van comes around the corner, lights up our legs

ginny screaming from the window

 

let’ssss gooooo

 

we get in, sit in behind them

hanover, right, I say

yes, says petula

ok, let’s go, we do it quick, yes, no big drama, ok, says patrycja

we all nod, the witch has spoken

petula grasps my hand tightly

I turn to her, we kiss

a kiss that stayed stamped across our mouths

all the way up the brighton hills

this is the one, says petula

patrycja parks the van

the lights are on, he’s up, says petula

ok, you go first, try the door, ok, patrycja says

ok, says petula

I will be to one side, ginny you stay with me, timmy, you hang back, it is better this way, ok, says patrycja

I nod, no way to argue this with her, not right now