There are some disadvantages to being a motherless child that I haven’t thought of before. For one thing, there’s the food. I’m the first to admit that the MC’s one of the worst cooks to ever make lumpy gravy, but at least she does cook. Now that she’s living it up in Hackney, nobody can be bothered to go shopping, so we’re still living on takeaway. (Takeaway’s all right for a couple of days, but you’d be AMAZED how quickly the charm wears off. I mean, it’s not what you’d want as a steady diet. Especially not when your choice is pretty much pizza or pizza if you don’t want to do the dishes.) So, since no one’s shopping, we’re not only out of food, but stuff like detergent and bog rolls as well (we’re reduced to using newspaper – I can’t tell you how GROSS that is). And also I had a report to type up for history and even though Sigmund can type almost as well as the MC he REFUSED to do it for me. It took me EONS with only two fingers! The other thing is that the health and sanitation standards of the flat have slipped so much that it’s getting v hard to find things and if you put something down you have to check first that you’re not putting it in something disgusting. I said to Sigmund didn’t he think it was time he found the Hoover and he said why didn’t I find it? (Yeah, right! If he thinks I’m going to be his SKIVVY he can think again.) I hope he is right and the MC will come back once she’s calmed down or I may have to move to Hackney too!!! I don’t think I could survive indefinitely with Sigmund in charge.
Disha says to look on the bright side. I asked her what that is. Disha says that this is meant to be our year of spiritual and intellectual growth, and I’m definitely doing that. And also it’s pretty dark. I said that if I get stuck living on my own with Sigmund for the rest of my life it’s going to be more like a black hole than a Dark Phase. But I can see she has a point.