my dear clay how is it that you are both totally mad and also make complete sense to me? dangerous man to get involved with obviously. youre lucky i dont know better arent you? i think i did myself in by getting back to that first message so i guess worth keeping at it. thats a lie, im writing back cuz i want to. well done. youve successfully intrigued me. i wonder if ive even spoken to you in person this week. ive been trying to pay attention, but theres no telling is there? you really are good at blending in despite being a complete weirdo. once i had a stalker who kept coming into my work and it was creepy bc he wasnt v good at stalking at all. i mean if youre stalking someone pretty sure theyre not supposed to know. well this guy came in every day and bought the same thing each time – you know that teeny garlic bread basket we do? btw dont order that we bake it from frozen. literally no better than supermarket bread. you know the one tho? just because it was the cheapest item on the menu and clearly it wasnt his lunch because who the fuck is going to be full with one teeny garlic roll, and clearly it wasnt a snack or a side to something else he bought elsewhere, like idk a side salad, because he sat in store to eat it, a full hour between one and two, when we are at our busiest. taking up a whole table and just fucking *staring* you know? nibbling on that bread crust to make it last until the whole thing looked like a lump of baby food. *really* fucking creepy let me tell you. so in so far as regular customers go you cant be that creepy or i wouldve already called security on you like i eventually did on that guy. but creepy enough to tell me all this stuff in your messages, maybe i sold you your £9 lunch deal today and i don’t even know it? why the cautionary tale? i dont know i guess i am wondering, why would you say you want to change your life and not take action? why dont you start by talking to me at work in person? talk to me, do something. maybe i do like you, you know, its just how can i be sure.

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Ruth

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