Back Shelf Life
Chapters (39)
  1. Cover
  2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Shelf Life
  6. 04/01/2016
  7. 6 EGGS
  8. SANDWICH BREAD
  9. DIET COKE
  10. TAMPONS
  11. APPLES
  12. SUGAR
  13. DEO
  14. COTTON WOOL
  15. PIZZA
  16. WHOLE CHICKEN
  17. SPAGHETTI
  18. SOUP
  19. TOMATOES
  20. TEABAGS
  21. AFTERSHAVE
  22. WHITE WINE
  23. PRAWNS
  24. OLIVES
  25. MOBILE TOP-UP
  26. STRAWBERRIES
  27. HONEY
  28. MOISTURIZER
  29. DATES
  30. FLOWERS
  31. CONDITIONER
  32. SINGLE CREAM
  33. PULSES
  34. STEAK (LEAN)
  35. BLEACH
  36. SOME KIND OF PUDDING
  37. A Girl
  38. 11:09 04/01/2017
  39. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

is wrong with you?

we used a condom fyi

you were the one

who didn’t want to

FROM: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:26

look, i’m staying out of this.

just saying what u did the

other day was not cool

u know

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:28

what because i

gave you my number?

you can’t kill

a man for that.

FROM: ALANNA ROME

01/07/06 — 17:29

just lemme ask u

one thing were u guys

fucking all along? that

the reason y I spent the

last 2 wks

alone like a dog?

TO: ALANNA ROME

01/07/06 — 17:30

i have no clue what you are

talking about

FROM: ALANNA ROME

01/07/06 — 17:31

i know you gave

her your number

twat

FROM: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:31

she saw the

sugar sachet

with your number

on it

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:32

well if this is how

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:32

sorry that was meant for

someone else. so she knows

i gave you my number

so what? i’m not

like married to her

FROM: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:33

so she was upset. I know

she was with u

that day she wasn’t

in our room.

TO: ALANNA ROME

01/07/06 — 17:33

well if this is how we’re

doing this I owe you

nothing you know?

TO: ALANNA ROME

01/07/06 — 17:33

what a little bitch

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:35

sorry to repeat myself

that’s hardly me

proposing to her

FROM: ALANNA ROME

01/07/06 — 17:35

get fucked

little shit

u and ur boring

little bitch

FROM: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:40

i don’t mess with

my friends’ dates

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:41

hey we didn’t date!

look that was just …

a fun thing between

consenting adults. a

holiday thing

FROM: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:44

well technically

u were in work

u were responsible

i think

FROM: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:45

she’s my friend

I wouldn’t

have got in touch

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 17:46

well you’re talking to me now

aren’t you ;)

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 18:05

ruth, are you still there?

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 21:11

hi …

look, I’m really sorry.

i didn’t mean to put you

in a weird spot i

was just being silly 1/3

what happened with

alanna was a so-called

holiday romance

she knows this but i

really want to get to 2/3

know you. for real.

i understand

if you don’t want anything

to do with me at this point 3/3

TO: RUTH BEADLE

01/07/06 — 21:13

but if you change your

mind i’m here if only

for a chat. x

STRAWBERRIES

Ruth

Now

The Lolitas say that going out for cocktails is too simple. It wouldn’t look like we’d made enough effort. The Lolitas really want to make it extra special for Alanna, the most special night ever. I suggest paintballing. I’m not quite sure what it entails, but it seems that cocktails and paintballing are the most popular options for this kind of event, and cocktails are definitely a nightmare waiting to happen. The Lolitas look at me and at each other with faces that don’t exactly convey disgust but something quite similar.