Chapter 12

It is quite obvious to anyone who cares to check that Alice has a strong attraction to David Oswald. It is not for moral reasons that she doesn’t make this known to him; she does have a boyfriend after all – someone she does love even though he does bore her a little. At the moment she would be quite pleased if he managed to do something that would surprise her. But their relationship has reached that mundane level where you know everything that is going to happen.

Alice is attracted to David even though she would not admit it to herself. The reason she doesn’t make it plain is a fear of rejection. She has never feared this in her life, mainly because she has never been in a position where it would happen to her. David is different. Maybe that is why she is so attracted to him. Anyone can love someone who loves him or her back after all.