The man from Windows4Less comes round to fix our new front door.
.
Nice car
he says
as he walks down the driveway
referring to your sparkling soft-top
as opposed to my filthy Ford.
.
I bought one of those for my wife
he tells me.
She hated it.
So I drive it now.
.
Similar thing happened to me
I say.
I bought it for my wife before she died
and now it’s mine.
.
Your wife died.
How old was she
he asks.
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