Day 335 - Serendipity

 SERENDIPITY 

Prompt - Serendipity : Write about something that happened by chance in a positive way

"Watch what the fuck you're doing, you stupid twat!"

"Oh fuck off, if you'd actually been looking it would have helped."

"I wasn't exactly expecting some moron to bore down on me at that crazy speed.  Those things should be banned, in fact it's illegal to use them, on the pavement."

"What are you, some kind of lawyer or something?"

"No a civil servant, so I know about law a lot more than you do."

"Aye right."

"And we could always call the police if you'd like to settle this legally.  Shall we?"

"Aye right, as if they'd come for this.  Hard enough to get them to come when some bugger breaks in your house."

"Well it's a shame they didn't take your bloody scooter."

"Do I know you?"

"I hope not.  Why?"

"Something about...  Not sure, just the way you speak.  Or look.  Or something."

"Hang on.  Were you at Trinity?"

"School?  Yeah, but just the primary.  Moved on after that."

"So did you start in '83?"

"Yeah.  Yeah, that's it, isn't it?  You were there."

"David?"

"Yeah."

"David Burns?"

"Yeeah!  So you're... no, hang on, I know, I do know.  You're... Colin?  No, not Colin.  Malcolm!"

"That's the one."

"Malcolm Noble.  That's it, Malcolm Noble.  Bloody hell!"

"So it's been... thirty one years?  That right?"

"Must be.  I left in '90.  You stayed on, eh?"

"Yeah, left in '95.  

"I met your sister at uni."

"Molly?  She never said."

"No, didn't want you to know, said you'd just interfere and take the piss."

"Aye, well, she was right I suppose."

"We were together for quite a while."

"Together?  Like, a couple type together?"

"Mmmm.  I always wished we'd never broken up, she was... But stuff happened and that was that.  How is she now?"

"OK.  Well, not that OK I suppose, just got divorced.  One of the messy ones."

"Really?  That's amazing.  No, I don't mean amazing like it's good, I'm sure it's awful for her, but I've just split up with someone myself.  After twelve years.  Amazing the coincidence I mean."

"Oh, sorry about that.  Was it bad?"

"Not really.  We just kind of expired.  Both knew it, more a mutual thing really.  We'll probably stay in touch."

"Huh, no way that Molly will, except for stuff about the kid I suppose, but he's getting older."

"She's got a son?  How old?"

"He's just turned eighteen.  I get on well with him."

"She's still in Edinburgh then?"

"Yeah, out at Silverknowes but I know she wants to move."

"Maybe I can help.  I'm at ESPC.  And..."

"What?"

"I think I'd like to see her again.  See how we get on now."

"I'm not sure I want her seeing someone as dangerous as you."

"Look, I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have been going so fast, but it helps my back problem.  Could you give me her number, or an email?"

"Hmmm.  Maybe.  You give me yours and I'll ask her if she wants it, OK?"

"OK.  Fair enough, I guess she might not want to relive the past.  It's 07988.  206.  514."

"OK.  I'll let her know."

"Thanks.  And sorry."

"I'm still going to tell her you're a twat though."

"Fair enough."