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The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

The Impossible Us

by Sarah Lotz
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Subject: What the HELL is wrong with you?  

What type?

 

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A shit I think.

 

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V funny. What type of dog!!!

 

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Mongrel. Like her owner. Let me know if you need me to write Ms. Peach a strongly worded e-mail. I'll even throw in a few "C" words for free.

 

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And I can help you out by badly altering your client's tweedy suits. We could be a low-rent version of Strangers on a Train!  



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Strangers on a Train?

 

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The novel? You MUST know it! Movie as well. 2 strangers meet & then decide to kill each other's enemies or whatever. Patricia Highsmith.

 

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AH--I know it as Crossed Lines. Must have read the US version. Sometimes they change the titles.

 

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You're in the US?

 

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Nah. Way more glamorous. Leeds.

 

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OK the client's just texted & is on her way. Let me know how it goes with Tweedy Twat, stranger. I have to know how it ends. Also, not for me to say but might be best if you did tone down that message. Never show them that they've got to you.

 

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You're right. You did me a favor by intercepting it. And let me know how it goes with Ms. Peach.  

Shouldn't we introduce ourselves?

 

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I'm Bee. You're N.B.  

Strangers on the Interwebs. That way if we ever need each other, we'll have plausible deniability

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