“Jesus, more bills!”
Linda leafed through the collection of brown envelopes in a disorganised pile next to the telephone in the hallway. She cast them aside and then let her mind drift as she leant against the door frame. Anything would be preferable to dealing with her finances right now. Thankfully a rapping knock on the door diverted her attention. She peered through the spy hole and on seeing her next door neighbour she quickly ran her fingers through her fringe, smoothed down her pencil skirt and turned the latch.
“Peter – good to see you,” she smiled her widest smile, hoping none of her crimson lipstick had found its way onto her teeth.
“Hi Linda, how’s things? You said to pop round when I had a moment – well here I am,” he spread his arms in a show of readiness.
“Thanks for coming at such short notice Pete. I didn’t really want to disturb your Sunday, but I could use your expertise.”
“Oh, it’s no problem really. Leo’s at football training and Maggie is out shopping – again.”