“Hi, Richard? I don’t know if you remember me but I’m Curly? You spoke to me today at the café?” Alfie said as he paced his living room, a rerun of The Late Late Show was on but Alfie had kept it on mute so he could talk on the phone without interruption.
“I remember you. You called me a liar.”
Alfie’s head falls at that, his phone still pressed tightly to his ear. “That’s why I called. I am very sorry for my rude behavior.”
“It’s okay.”
“Really?” Alfie sighs as he begins to pace again.
“Not really but I will if you agree to have breakfast with me tomorrow?” Richard bargains and Alfie stands still.
“Like a date?”
“Like a date.” Richard confirms.
Alfie scratches the back of his neck as he thought. He actually didn’t know this man except for what he had seen on google and he knows fi
