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‘Yep. Last night. I don’t know why, but I keep attracting guys withinterestingfashion choices. The first one wore a cloak, and this one a silk shirt the most shockingly bright shade of pink.’
‘Well, pinkisa nice colour.’ She winked.
‘I almost needed sunglasses to protect my eyes. He was a bit weird; said he usually wears pink because it’s the colour that connects him spiritually to the universe and raises his vibration. He’s a tarot card reader, actually, which at least made the date quite interesting.’
‘Tell me he gave you a reading?’ Trisha leaned forward.
‘He gave me a reading.’
‘And?’
‘He said I’ll be having lunch with a very nosy friend tomorrow.’ Miranda crossed her arms and grinned. ‘No, he actually said some interesting things.’ She slurped her pumpkin soup and licked her lips. ‘Apparently, I’m going through a period of ‘transition’. And in order for this transition to be positive, I need to get in touch with my inner spirit.’
‘Ommm...’ Trisha closed her eyes, connecting her middle fingers and thumbs together. ‘Ommm...’ she chanted, until Miranda kicked her under the table.
‘Stop it, you!’ Miranda giggled. ‘He actually made a lot of sense, I’ll admit. I’m going to try meditation.’
‘You? Meditation?’ Trisha tried to hold back a grin.
‘Why not? It will help me get in touch with my...’ she curled two fingers over to symbolise quotes, ‘...inner spirit.’ Miranda kicked Trisha gently a second time before she could chant again. ‘The tarot cards also indicated I’d be taking aholiday this year, which is weird, I don’t see how that would be possible. Anyway, I’ll just let my inner spirit guide me on my transitional journey.’ She crossed her hands over her heart. ‘And I’m seeing him again in three months.’
‘You are?’ Trisha choked back a cough.
‘For a follow-up reading.’
‘Oh, right.’ Relief softened Trisha’s face, and she lifted a piece of pie onto her fork. ‘So how are things living on your own, new place going well?’
‘Well, you know I miss having you around, but I quite like it. I feel all grown up and mature!’ She chuckled. ‘I’m making room for someone special too. I sleep on one side of the bed, and I’ve made some space in the wardrobe.’
‘How’s that working out for you?’
‘Yeah ... not so great. If my dream man moved in, he’d only have room to hang two shirts and a pair of pants! But at least I’m making an effort.’
They clinked their glasses of water together.
‘Oh, you know what happened last week?’ Miranda asked.
‘What?’
‘I locked myself out of the unit.’
‘Oh no, another Miranda Moment! How did that happen?’
‘I went into the garage through the internal door to put the green shopping bags back in the car, and for some reason I closed the door behind me. It’s one of those doors that just locks when you shut it. To cut a long story short, there I was, stuck in the garage. I had no shoes on, and no phone with me. Luckily, I could open the garage door manually, and I knocked on the neighbours’ doors until someone let me in to use their phone!’
‘Oh, Miranda!’ Trisha shook her head.
‘Mum’s the only other person with a key, so I waited on the front porch for half an hour. As soon as she got there and let me in, she grabbed the spare key from my key ring and sticky-taped it to the wall in the garage!’
‘Always practical, your mum.’
Miranda nodded. ‘Then, her motherly instincts took over. She inspected my almost-bare cupboards, and insisted on going grocery shopping with me. Talk about embarrassing!’ Sue Sheppard had the habit of giving other customers a running commentary on the progress of her shopping list. She’d say: ‘Where on earth are the AA batteries?’ and ‘Why do they put things up so high?’ while climbing the shelves to reach her favourite brand of toothpaste. ‘She makes such an event of the shopping,’ Miranda explained. ‘She might as well have turned it into a Sunday barbeque. I could just imagine her setting up deck chairs in aisle six, sipping a cup of coffee, and handing outhors d’oeuvres.’ The worst thing was, she had no qualms about publicly discussing which brand of toilet paper Miranda should buy. ‘This one issosoft Miranda, you’ll love it! No, don’t get that scratchy one. Yes, I know it’s half price, but trust me, you’ll use less of the three-ply one and end up saving more money. Anyway, the subtle ridges on this one makes itmuchmore absorbent.’ Sue kept comparing the pros and cons of each brand, not noticing that Miranda had already scooted half way down the aisle to avoid being seen with her.
‘At least you have a caring mother,’ Trisha said, her eyes streaming after recovering from a fit of laughter. ‘So, what are you doing tonight?’
‘Probably collapsing in a heap on the lounge. This pastweek has been exhausting.’ As if to prove her point she leaned back in her chair.
‘Shane’s working tonight, so why don’t I come over and we canbothcollapse on the lounge. We can watch a good ol’ chick flick.’
