He looked incredulous at first, as though he was expecting someone to jump out with a hidden camera. Then he looked angry. Then… Adele kept winding ...back to that moment, pausing the screen on his slightly blurry face. There was a moment, barely even half a second until Adele froze it into an eternity, where the manager didn’t look like anything at all. He looked lost in thought, his face holding absolutely no expression as he stared straight ahead at the robber and his Girl and listened to them. But the main area was almost empty. Just a cleaner hoovering thecarpet. "Hello, dear," she said. "You're a bit late. They've all gone." Ifroze. Dumbstruck. What was I to do?"Are you Sissy?" asked the cleaner. At least, I think that's what shesaid. It almost sounded like "Are you A sissy?" I stared at her. "Theyleft that bag for you." She pointed. It was my bag. I glanced inside. Itwasn't as full as I had expected. But I could see some shirts. And on topof them were three packages wrapped in. .. don't know. I think so. Yes." Okay, I'll be right there."When I got to my home sweet cubby-hole, Ellen rushed into my arms. "Thank you for coming."WTF? "What's wrong, honey?" AI was telling me that I have to sleep with you." Well, I wasn't thinking that it would be that horrible, but yeah, that's pretty much why you were sent out here." But, you're MARRIED!" Yes, I am, and that's bothering me quite a bit, but I thought you had met my wife and Ginger." I did. They seem like nice people." They. And soon many different bands will know, too."Jimmy's dad will come to honour you." So Weena did something important?" asked Becky."I'm a nurse, sweetie. Everytime I cure someone. it's important. Everyone I take care of is important to me. Jacky thinks it's special because I didn't care who Jimmy was. All I cared about was that he was sick and I could help. So I did. Do you understand?" Yeah. You and Gordy go around doing good things. Helpin' people." Not quite." Daddy said you helped people.
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