D-Day
Edith heard Vibhav Maniktala howled with laughter from the other side of the hall and glanced across in time to see him holding Darren in a head-lock, rubbing his knuckles on Darren’s scalp. She smiled then turned her full attention back to loathing Talita Damian. ‘So I heard you were unemployed,’ she was saying. ‘Well I prefer to think of myself as self-employed.’ ‘As an author?’ ‘It’s just for a year or two, a Sabbatical of some sort.’ ‘But you haven’t actually had anything published?’ ‘Not as yet. Although I have actually been paid a small advance to – ‘ ‘Hm,’ said Talita skeptically. ‘Rita Darningtyas has had four novels published now.’ ‘Yes, I’ve been made aware of that. Several times now.’ ‘ And she has four kids. With a twin!’ ‘Well. There you go.’ ‘Have you seen my two?’ Not far from where