On the journey over to Levenshulme they talked about the New Year and what they hoped to get out of it. Neil told Jo that he was planning to take a career break and travel for a while because he was afraid that he was missing out on life by working all the time. Jo told him about her hopes for her novel, and that if no one was interested in it, she’d write something new: Rob’s praise had inspired her.
“Well,” she said, as Neil pulled up outside her house, “this is me.”
He leaned across and kissed her cheek. “It was great to meet you.”
“You too.” Jo opened the car door. “Have a great New Year.”
She stepped out of the car and was about to close the door when Neil spoke again: “May I say something to you? Its more advice than anything else.”
“Of course,” said Jo. “What is it?”
“I just wanted to say to you that I know it must be hard for you.”
“What’s hard for me?”
“And I know too that, right now, your heart must feel like its being broken apart… but it will heal… You will get over it. Time will help you to accept that in life there are things you can have and things you can’t, and that’s just the way it is.”
Jo was stunned. “How did you –”
“It takes one to know one,” he replied. “Just make sure you look after yourself.”
Jo closed the car door and watched as he drove away. Then she turned to her house and rooted in her bag for her keys. She opened the door, closed it behind her and cried as if she would never stop.
- Brand New Friend, Mike Gayle
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