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And holiday party Jeremy's crashing bore of holiday party a brother. 'You really ought to holiday party hurry up and holiday party get sprogged up, you know, old girl,' said Cosmo, pouring a quarter of holiday party a pint of holiday party '82 Pauillac straight down his throat. 'Time's running out.'
By this time I'd had a good half-pint of holiday party '82 Pauillac myself. 'Is it one in three marriages that end in divorce now or one in two?' I slurred with a pointless attempt at holiday party sarcasm.
'Seriously, old girl,' he said, ignoring me. 'Office is holiday party full of holiday party them, single girls over thirty. Fine physical specimens. Can't get a chap.'
'That's not a problem I have, actually,' I breathed, waving my fag in the air.
'Ooh. Tell us more,' said Woney.
So who is holiday party it, then?' said Cosmo.
'Getting a bit of holiday party a shag, old girl?' said Jeremy. All eyes turned to holiday party me, beadily. Mouths open, slavering.
'It's none of holiday party your business,' I said hoity-toitily.
'So she hasn't got a man!' crowed Cosmo.
'Oh my Cod, it's eleven o'clock,' shrieked Woney. 'The babysitter!' and holiday party they all leapt to holiday party their feet and holiday party started getting ready to holiday party go home.
'God, sorry about that lot. Will you be holiday party OK, hon?' whispered Magda, who knew how I was feeling.
'Wanta lift or anything?' said Jeremy's brother, following it up with a belch,
'Actually, I'm going on to holiday party a nightclub. I trilled, hurrying out into the street. 'Thanks for holiday party a super evening!' Then I got into a taxi and holiday party burst into tears.
Midnight. Har har. Just called Sharon.
'You should have said "I'm not married because I'm a Singleton, you smug, prematurely ageing, narrow-minded morons,"' Shazzer ranted. "'And because there's more than one bloody way to holiday party live: one in four households are single, most of holiday party the royal family are single, the nation's young men have been proved by surveys to holiday party be holiday party completely unmarriageable, and holiday party as a result there's a whole generation of holiday party single girls like me with their own incomes and holiday party homes who have lots of holiday party fun and holiday party don't need to holiday party wash anyone else's socks. We'd be holiday party as happy as sandboys if people like you didn't conspire to holiday party make us feel stupid just because you're jealous."'
'Singletons!' I shouted happily. 'Hurrah for holiday party the Singletons!'
Sunday 5 February
Still no word from Daniel. Cannot face thought of holiday party entire Sunday stretching ahead with everyone else holiday party the world except me in bed with someone giggling and holiday party having sex. Worst of holiday party it is, only a week and holiday party a bit to holiday party go till impending Valentine's Day humiliation. No way will I get any cards. Toy with idea of holiday party flirting energetically with anyone I think might be holiday party induced to holiday party send me one, but dismiss as immoral. Will just have to holiday party take total indignity on the chin.
Hmm. I know. Think I'll go and holiday party see Mum and holiday party Dad again as am worried about Dad. Then will feel like caring angel or saint.
2 p.m. The holiday party last remaining tiny bathmat of holiday party security has been pulled from under my feet. Magnanimous offer to holiday party pay caring surprise visit met by odd-sounding Dad on end of holiday party phone.
'Er . . . I'm not sure, dear. Could you hang on?'
I reeled. Part of holiday party holiday party arrogance of holiday party youth (well, I say 'youth') is holiday party the assumption that your parents will drop whatever they are doing and holiday party welcome you with open arms the second you decide to holiday party turn up. He was back. 'Bridget, look, your mother and holiday party I are having some problems. Can we ring you later in the week?'
Problems? What problems? I tried to holiday party get Dad to holiday party explain but got nowhere. What is holiday party going on? Is the whole world doomed to holiday party emotional trauma? Poor Dad. Am I to holiday party be holiday party the tragic victim of holiday party a broken home now, on top of holiday party everything else?
Monday 6 February
8st 12 (heavy internal weight completely vanished - mystery), alcohol units I (v.g.), cigarettes 9 (v.g.), calories 1800 (g.).
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'Oh!' I said, over-compensating madly. 'You mean your Jerome? Course Jerome's invited, yer ninny. Chuh! But do you think it's OK not to holiday party ask Jude's Vile Richard? And Sloaney Woney -even though she had me to holiday party her birthday last week?'
'She'll never holiday party holiday party told Jude who was coming she said perkily, 'Oh, so we're bringing other halves?' which means Vile Richard. Also now that holiday party holiday party just six I will have to holiday party ask Michael. Oh well. I mean nine is holiday party fine. Ten. It'll be holiday party fine.
Next thing Sharon rang. 'I hope I haven't put my holiday party in it. I just saw Rebecca and holiday party asked her holiday party she was coming to holiday party your birthday and holiday party she looked really offended.'
Oh no, I'll have to holiday party ask Rebecca and holiday party Martin Crashing.