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Ted pauses and then shrugs. ‘As long as you’re not trying to impress anyone.’ His eyes flash me a sly look.
He knows that is exactly what I am trying to do – as soon as I can find the person I am trying to impress.
‘Look, I got a present,’ I say, showing him the green rock.
‘Sea glass,’ he says.
‘Sea glass?’
‘It’s all over these beaches. It’s old glass – rubbish, worn down, and tumbled smooth by the sea,’ he says, looking at the piece in my hand. ‘My mother used to collect it. She’d say the sea was trying to give us back something beautiful from the ugly things we throw away.’
‘I like that.’ I stow the sea glass in a zipped pocket of my handbag. After biting my lip for a moment, I can’t help asking, ‘So, is that guy Danny an old friend of yours?’
Translation: tell me about your dad and your ‘situation’.
‘Everyone knows everyone else’s business in Jersey. It’s part of the reason I left.’ He turns back to the road. ‘Ready to go?’
Like I said, I don’t have the patience or the sleight of hand to peel an apple slowly.
