Monday – All becomes Clear Now

Not much really occurred today. It wasn't roasting hot. I spent some time out and about, in the shops, but only reading in a coffee shop.

When I came back in the afternoon, Mark was home from work early. We sat and had a good old chinwag again, as something was really bothering him.

Mark was very worried about where he was going to live. I'm quite relaxed as next week I'm going to be staying in a holiday home for three weeks, because Jane, Daisy, Analiese, and Mum are coming out to see me, and Perth. Both of us mentioned that it seemed strange that Hagen didn't seem that bothered. It all became clear though.

Sally rang me to discuss whether I think she had made the right decision about selling the house. I know that I make jokes at her expense, but she isn't really a bad egg. While talking to her, she told me that Hagen had asked if he could stay on at the house after we left. When I told Mark (who was hoping that Hagen would go halves with him for rent) both of us suddenly realized why he wasn't that bothered about next week.

Sally has said that no one is going to be staying, and I believe her, so we won't say anything, and see how that part of the story pans out. Later Sally called back and asked me to pass the message along to Hagen, because he never answers his phone to her, and she couldn't get him the message. Fortunately, just at that moment, in walked Hagen, so I handed him the phone. (I was getting tired of covering for him, and saying I didn't know where he was).

Hagen's face was a picture while he was talking to her, and as Mark and I both knew what she was telling him. When he eventually stopped looking sheepish, as he realized that both of us knew he had been trying to pull a fast one on us, he started to look worried about finding somewhere to stay.

As I was looking for something to do with all my days off, I rang up work on the off chance there was some overtime going. Tuesday I arranged to work in Rockingham (about 40 km south of where I live). It would be an 8 AM start, and would mean I'd have to battle the rush hour traffic for a while, going into Perth itself, so I took myself off to bed early.