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original place. The DVD’s were shoved back into the space saver. She sat with the popcorn in her hands and she finished the little bit that was still left in her wine glass.
    James was definitely going to come in later, she thought. Anyway, she was new around here and she did not really know his schedule. The bowl of popcorn on her lap was emptying. She decided to get up and make some more. While she was still at it, she started to rehearse some lines she was going to say to James. It only seemed smart that she should reach for the fridge and refill her glass again. So she did and went down to sit with a refilled glass in her hand. At long last, there was a knock on the door. She did not respond to it on the first go because she wanted to verify that what she had heard was really the door. When she finally did open, it was indeed her expected guest. The brother started to apologise for the awkwardness that he had brought to her but she decided that she was to take the blame and she invited him in.
     
    The evening had started late but she was determined that it goes the way that she planned it would from the very go. She got another glass and offered some to her guest. They both sat down to enjoy the movies. With a head full of vino, the sister started to sing like a canary! She did not even let the poor man have a chance to chip in into the conversation. Instead of them having a cheerful conversation between friends, she turned out to be like the old woman and the barman. She called out for him to fill up her glass and he obeyed. In the spirit of being properly introduced to each other, Cynthia started telling James about herself. Among the things that she talked about was her new job and the sounds of the large ships as they came over to dock. He had but a little chance to talk about himself too. Before he could say much, a flash from the past must have crossed Cynthia’s mind. It was like the floodgates of tears that had been shut for ages were finally open.
    James watched in dismay as the sister ugly-cried herself to hiccups on the couch. She related to him about what her former fiancé and boss had done to her. James offered to get some Kleenex for her but she said no. As she continued crying she somehow managed to get hold of his sweater that he had taken off because he had started to feel hot. That became the grand handkerchief that the sister was going to use to wipe off her tears and clear the nasal ways. She was a complete mess and so was the floor. The two of them did not even realise when the movie had finally stopped playing as James tried in vain to console the inconsolable neighbour. At last he decided that there was no way that he was going to win and offered to take her to bed. The once impeccably clean apartment was a mess with popcorn and tissues on the floor. It sounded like a beer hall with an old fat lady who could never stop talking as Cynthia went on and on with the talking and crying. After attempting to leave a few times, James decided that he could no longer take any of it and he left her lying on the couch.
     
    Cynthia was woken up by the five o’clock ship that docked in the morning. A pounding headache made her feel like she was in the middle of a steel works workshop. She lifted her head and looked all around her. The floor as all covered with white substances all around and that was when it all came back to her. To say that the sister was flushed with shame and embarrassment would be an understatement so great it would win a Pulitzer Prize in literature. She lowered her head back into the couch once again. First off all she was hung over and she could not think clearly. It was a work night and she had had a bit too much to drink.
    As she started to think about what she could have possibly said to her guest she felt like burying her head into the couch and never ever get it out. The evening was supposed to be her chance to redeem herself from the embarrassment from the day in the lift but it