"World of books" drabbles by Speculoos Biscuits

World of books #2

World of books

Julie and Dave had never had a garden so when they bought their first house Dave's mum got them a copy of "How to be a Gardener". That spring the Japanese Knotweed sprouted by the fence. Dave bought a strimmer and cut it each weekend. It always came back. They gave up and Titchmarsh went to the charity shop.

Mavis's husband had always been the gardener so when he died she bought a book. The postman left it by the recycling box. By the time Mavis got home, the first shoots were already sprouting from a crack in the path.

World of books #1

World of Books

The parcel was left with a neighbor. A copy of an Italian phrase book originally bought by Diane in 1998 for a trip to lake Garda. Later Diane came to think of this holiday as the moment her marriage ended. The phrasebook went to the charity shop in a big clear out. That's how it ended up sat on Nicky and Paul's hall radiator for a couple of days. During this time Paul decided that Nicky was having an affair with Gary from work. It took a month for him to move out but that was the start of it.