Title: A Supportive Friend
Author: Ash Follett
Pocket Book No 7

Good friends don’t let you do stupid things alone.

Families and friends are a complicated mix – and when the two combine the results aren’t always pretty.

Sample Text

As our bohemian friend left the building, I stood up with the stack of gallery guides I’d folded and restocked the stand.

 

“Jane. Do you realise that was a 67-minute talk you just gave?” I asked.

 

“Casey. Yes, I do, and it was great, and she loved it, and she wants to have a beer with us later.”

 

“Are you sure?”

 

“Yes. She gave me her phone number and said, let’s have a beer later.”

 

“Any chance that might not have the casual context you think it does?”

 

“I… I did not think of that Casey… but… if you come along too then it will just be three friends having a beer.”

 

“Friends?”

 

“It will just be three new friends having a beer,” clarified Jane.

 

“OK, if you say so then. What time?”

 

“I said when we’ve closed up for the day, so approximately twenty minutes from now.”

 

“Right-o.”

About the Author

Inspired by Stephen King, Tim Burton, and her own supportive friends, Ash spends her days in Hawke’s Bay crafting, teaching and gardening.

She aspires to read all 40 books on her to-read pile by the end of the year.