For Old Time’s Sake

Shirley had a lunch date with Cheryl who invited Rita and Vivienne. Shirley and Cheryl met every week in La Grenouille but they’d not seen the other two for thirty years. The air sparkled with anticipation.

For starters Rita captivated them with her dramatic attempts to obtain appointments at the local GP surgery. The main course was Vivienne’s bungled four hour vascular operation that still left her short of breath. Dessert was Cheryl’s long awaited attempt to solve the problem of her compressed spinal nerves.

There was barely time for Shirley to tell her good news story about NHS 111.