Big Money
I nearly died when he told me. I mean, three weeks across America - and he didn’t go because he wanted to be here, for me. He should have gone. I feel awful... Anyway, he’s training to be an optician now. Big money. I’m going to get away when I finish this course. Travel. Got it all planned. I’ll spend Christmas with my man, then take off on a cruise. That’s what my sister did. Lives in Australia now. She rang up the other morning: “Joanne, Joanne! I’m getting married - in Hawaii!” It’ll cost a fortune. Obviously we’ll be there. Me, Man, Dad and our Simon. I couldn’t believe it. Totally out of the blue. She started out working on a cruise ship, you know. I’m dying to do it. I can be a fitness instructor in the gym. Or do waitressing. You earn stacks. Trouble is you blow it all on a weekend when you come into port. Ten quid a time some of them cocktails… Week-days you might start at eight in the morning and not finish till eight at night but at the weekend... Or you could go shopping. Susan says it used to take a whole hour just to get round the ship. I can’t wait. I’m going. Believe it, I’m going.
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