Moment 12 Flashcards
Presley: You’re not looking at my photographs.
Cosmo: I am.
Presley: What was that one, then?
Cosmo: What d’you mean?
Presley: What’s this photo of? If you were looking, you should know.
Cosmo: You’re playing games again.
Presley: What’s it of?
Cosmo: All this chocolate can’t be doing your heart any good.
Presley: Don’t change the subject. What’s the photo of?
Cosmo: You?
Presley: No.
Cosmo: Your mummy?
Presley: No.
Cosmo: Your daddy?
Presley: No.
Cosmo: Your sister?
Presley: No.
Cosmo: Who else is there?
Presley: Our dog. Spookie.
Cosmo: A dog called Spookie?!
Presley: What’s wrong with that?
Cosmo: It’s bloody stupid.
Presley: Spookie’s a great name. Dad thought of it.
Cosmo: So where’s this Spookie now?
Presley: Dead.
Cosmo: Looks pretty healthy here.
Presley: That’s an old photo.
Cosmo: How’d it die?
Presley: Run over by a lorry.
Cosmo: You see it happen?
Presley: Yeah.
Cosmo: Was there much blood?
Presley: Lots. It ran in the gutter. People were staring.
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Spookie’s tail was wagging.
Cosmo: That’s just nerves.
Presley: I know that. I’m not stupid.
Cosmo: No?
Presley: No.
Slight pause.
Cosmo: So what did Mummy and Daddy do when they found out you killed poor little Spookie?