YESTERDAY IN THE LIFT

‘You watching the football? I said.
‘I saw the first half they were two nil up weren’t they?’
‘Yes.’
Pause.
‘You watching England tomorrow?’ I said.
‘Yeh, I’ll watch it at home, it gets a bit hectic in town.’
‘Oh.’ (Thinking of saying, ‘I went to the Bay Horse it was too smoky, you know?’)
Pause.
‘Where you seen it in town?’ I said.
‘The Australian pub.’
Pause.
‘The Australian pub?’ I said.
‘Yeh, near St. Nick’s market, you know it?’
‘Yes.’
‘Gets a bit hectic.’