IT WAS ALWAYS REAL

‘Come on,’ I said, ‘let’s go.’
‘Where we going?’
‘Out.’
‘I like it here.’
‘I know,’ I said, ‘and we’re going out.’
‘Oh, okay. Where we going?’
‘For a coffee first and then shopping.’
‘You need money?’
‘I’ve got money,’ I said, ‘but you can buy the coffee.’
‘Okay.’