Raymond shifted uncomfortably in his armchair as Suzanne raged at him.

“I don’t know why I bother here. I asked you to do one thing, and you forgot. You’re pathetic!”

She left the room, slamming the door.

Raymond shifted uncomfortably in his armchair and switched his hearing aid back on.

David McTigue lives in Liverpool UK, and enjoys reading, crosswords, music, concert going, cooking, and of course writing. Several of his short stories, poems, and crosswords have been published in various magazines and anthologies.