“Thanks for asking me, Lek, but we don’t want the responsibility of running a hotel. We just want our little shop… that will do us”.
“Yes, Lek, sank you for thinking about us, and I vill say the same to Ayr. You are good landlords, and zat is for sure”.
Nic had been more circumspect; saying that he was interested, but wanted more details before he could say ‘Yay’ or ‘Nay’, but neither partner had expected anything different from their friend.
Soom put her house with an estate agent too, but was hoping for the impossible when she said that she was looking for ‘a quick sale which wouldn’t attract too much attention’. He gave her a strange look, but she pretended not to notice.
“Don’t worry”, she eventually reassured him, “it’s just that I’m planning on quitting my job, but I don’t want t
