14thMay 2021

RING

So, Abby, how's the new boyfriend then?'

'Dumped, Robbie,' sniffed Abby. 'I took him on even knowing he was dyslexic, but my birthday present was the last straw! My wish list included a turquoise ring and look what I got!'

Robbie peeped into the box at a wrinkled head protruding from a shell, chewing lugubriously on a lettuce leaf.

Grace Galton