“Hello my darling!.. I’m fine!.. I was hoping it was you.. But I was also hoping that you would’ve rang me earlier”
“Sorry Zu.. it’s been hectic.. to say the least”
“How was your course?.. Was it any good?”
“It was tough.. much harder than I thought it would be to be honest”
“Ohhh.. sorry to hear that.. but you did get something out of it I hope?”
“Yeah.. yes.. I did.. So.. what are you up to?.. Can I come by?”
“I’m on the tube darling.. on my way to Uni.. but I’ve only got one lecture which is compulsory.. I can skip the rest.. Why don’t I come by your place for lunch?.. Is one o’clock ok?”
“Ok.. good idea.. Yes.. let’s do that!”
“I can’t wait to see you Jay!.. Love you!”
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Jay looked at himself in the rear-view mirror and started an Internet search on his telephone. He typed in the sentence ‘how long hair colour lasts’ and pressed enter. He started his car, put his headphones on and began dialling Ben, throwing his telephone onto the passenger seat. Jay passed through the same entrance he had arrived through a few days earlier. The body was the same but the mind most certainly wasn’t.
“Hey Jay!.. Where’ve you been matey?”
“Hi Ben.. I’ve been on a course.. You know?.. I told you didn’t I?” Jay thought it was strange that he had started to use the phrase ‘you know’, reminding him of Hakim.
“Oh.. right!.. Anyhow.. guess what?” Jay could hear the excitement in Ben’s voice.
“What’s up?”
“I got a call from the fuzz.. inspector what’s his name?.. Anyway.. they told me that they were going to drop all the charges against us!.. See?.. I told you they would succumb to my powers of persuasion!”