Saying goodbye.

I woke up today at 5:10am I immediately felt a twinge of guilt knowing full well I was going to skip work to see my lady in Cambridge.
My plan was to call in sick, after planting a couple of "I don't feel to wells" to a couple of staff. I believe I'll get away with it. Probably not twice though. Although I wont need to do it again. My reasons, as I'm sure you're aware, were a one off.

I fell asleep briefly after, I woke, but I'd set my alarm to get me up for 6:10am. I'd promised my lady I'd be at Cambridge as early as possible. I arrived at about 8:50, she was going to meet me there, at the train station when I arrived. I'd missed her at first, I had to sue the loo. I got outside and she appeared behind me.

I turned and smiled "Hi..."

She smiled back "Hey, why did you miss me? I waited for you outside the toilet."

I looked at her and said "Sorry, I didn't catch you. I didn't see that you were outside."

I reached out my hand and held hers, she was cold to the touch. "Hao ma" I asked. I'm alright she said.

"What did you do yesterday, how was the club?" I carried on.

"I went to the club two days ago" She said, quite annoyed that I didn't remember. "It was alright, I drank 6 bottles of after shock and a one pan"

"A pan?" I asked.

"Yeah, I drank one pan of beer" She replied.

"What's a pan?" I asked her, not really sure what she was on about.

"It was that word you taught me the other day at the pub." She said to me.

"Oh, a pint" I clarified for her.

"Yeah, I drank 6 bottles of after shock and a pint", she carried on. "Nice" I said, "Jiu ren".

She just smiled back saying "I had a good time".

"I'm pleased" She's young and wants to have fun, I thought, fair enough.

We walked up the road toward the town centre away from the station. We stopped at a place called "tatties". We had some tea between the two of us. I hadn't had breakfast and ordered a fry-up. The guy behind the counter was from Poland. I said to him while paying for my breakfast "Gene dobrei" he looked and smiled back, "Everyone knows at least one word in Polish" he said.

I sat back down with the lady and she began to tell me everything that happened to her.

"When I wake up in the morning I open the curtains wide. I love it here in the morning." She told me, watching me fork another mouthful of beans and bacon into my mouth. "What are those birds called "Blue titties?" She asked.

I nearly choked on my food. Laughing I said "Blue titties! hahaha... No, they're called blue tits" I looked at her and in a hushed voice with a bite of sausage on the end of my fork said "Titties are these" as I discretely pointed them out for her.

"Oh..." She said. I laughed, but she didn't really appreciate it.

When we were done there she wanted to head out and buy some stuff for her friends and family. As is ever the problem, you're restricted to where you are and what shops are there. So it can be hard to buy things for others.

"What can I buy for my dad?" She asked while the sky decided to allow a little rain to fall.

"I'm not sure" I replied, "what things does he like?".

"He likes kitchen stuff" We walked into the shopping centre as the rain decided to get a little heavier. She saw a picture shop with various things. From movie stars to wall hangings. She picked out one that had some red flowers on it. Then looked at another, she asked me which one I prefered. I told her the red one, she agreed.

"It's to remind my dad of me" she said.

She paid for the picture while I looked at some badges with slogans on them.

'Boss', 'Who's your daddy', 'Students do it better' were some of them.

I noted, a banjo playing 'Kermit the Frog' in a cabinet and some 'betty boop' figures as well. As she walked over and held my hand. She led me out.

We ambled round the shops looking for various things. We popped into an Oxfam shop, which brought back a lot of old memories. As I'd been a volunteer at one for about 7 years. She was looking for a book to buy her friend. But wasn't sure of what to buy for her.

"What's a good book?" She asked, "Not fiction though".

I wasn't sure, because the only thing that I've read recently is Harry Potter, with that I replied "It would really depend on the person. I couldn't say for sure to be honest".

She browsed around a while longer and eventually found a couple of worthy candidates, I didn't take an interest in what though, I was looking for fairtrade chocolate eggs. Yum.

To be continued... (because it was a long day)