Marie has called in the security company to service her house's alarm, and a very nervous young character arrives on her doorstep one morning who seems to jump at the sight of his own shadow. Marie is distracted this particular morning, because her beloved budgie Bobby is out of sorts and she needs to discover whether he is showing any signs of sickness.
The alarm engineer sets to work in the room next to the kitchen, while Marie puts the kettle on to offer him a cuppa. She chats in friendly fashion to the man, who stutters in reply, clearly preferring his own company. He's relieved when the noise of the kettle drowns out conversation and he withdraws further into the little room with the alarm and starts to dismantle it.
He hears the sound of the boiling water reachind a crescendo and then dying away, and the clattering of cups. Then he hears Marie's coaxing voice -
"Are you going to be a good boy and have a drink? We don't want you to get dehydrated, do we? You're SUCH a HANDSOME boy, we don't want anything happening to you, do we? Come here, let me give you a little tickle..."
Marie hears the back door slam and then the sound of the engineer's van door slamming and the engine being started, and wonders what's going on. He returns some time later, telling her he had to go back to the workshop to get a part. He's changed his mind he says, he'll skip the tea.
(With thanks to Marie)
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Thanks Ann - hope you enjoyed what you saw.
Caroline
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