"Oh no youre not leaving" drabbles by Neville Hunt
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Oh no youre not leaving #3
Imagine it... I’m at a party. I seem to be very popular as I’m addressing quite a crowd of other guests. I think they’re listening attentively but I’m not sure because I’m too busy talking and thinking what other fascinating tales from my life I can interest them with.
But hey, what’s this... “Put me down, put me down!” I’m being manhandled... but it’s not manhandling... they’re all women, with my wife in charge. They’re throwing me out of the party!
“But I haven’t told you about my time in Ukraiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...”
Phew! I wake. It’s just a nightmare.... for everyone!
Savoir Partir
Oh no youre not leaving #2
In the days when we went to lots of parties, I was in my element.
Smart people left when the party was in full swing. So the memory of it would be good. My wife always preferred to leave then, but at that point I’d barely started. Looking back I can understand... she hardly drank... and so grudgingly drove home. And while others were getting rapidly pissed, she stood there in sober judgement. But for that judge, I appeared to be the only ‘accused’.
“How is it you have to stay until the bitter end?”
“But I hadn’t finished chatting...”
Time to go
Oh no youre not leaving #1
I’m a social person. I like people and parties. I just never know the right time to leave them. And I chat... boy, can I chat! They used to say I could chat for Europe, but now I guess it’s just chatting for England.
Last evening we were heading for a socially distanced, outside birthday drinks party. Mrs H warned me on the way not to talk too much - not to bore people... but after one drink...
“Come on Neville!” she urged later as the other guests were leaving.
“OK”... but I was still busy boring the host into submission!
