‘Didn’t you use to be Johnny Star?’ He’s often recognised, loves it actually, but this is the first time he’s heard the past tense. He shakes his head. Later his wife asks what’s wrong. ‘Didn’t we use to be happy?’ he asks, wanting to see how she’ll crumple, her tears.
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Rock-paper-scissors. One word or three? Angela considers the puzzle. If it's one, then she'll take a chance. If it's three, he's having an affair and she'll ditch him. But then he always has an answer for everything. She wishes on a shooting star that she loses again. She hates games.
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