Chapter 69
"I'm back!" I call as I walk through the door. I enter the living room to find Howard and Naboo drinking tea.
"Hello Vince. How are you?"
"I'm fine. What's the news? Howard sounded like he was going to burst if you didn't tell him."
"You're both going back to work in the shop."
"That's the news? You made me wait over half an hour for that?" Howard exclaims, outraged.
"No, you berk. You're getting a new flatmate, who'll be helping out in the shop."
"A new flatmate?"
"Yes."
"That sounds brilliant, Naboo, it really does, but we don't have the space."
"What are you talking about, Howard?"
"We don't have space for another flatmate. Where will he sleep?"
"She" Naboo says, emphasizing the word. "will be sleeping in the spare room." When we continue to look at him blankly, he gives an exasperated sigh. "All the time you've lived here, and you've never noticed the spare room?"
"No."
"Well, there is one, and that's where she'll be sleeping."
"What's her name?"
"You can ask her yourself. You're both expected to be working in the shop with her tomorrow."
"Is that all you're going to tell us? She's going to be sharing our flat and working with us, and all you will tell us is that she's female?"
"Yes."
"You can be infuriating sometimes, did you know?"
"Yes." Naboo replies, a small smile on his lips. Howard huffs, frustrated. I try very hard not to laugh, failing miserably.