Who Knew?
Feb 12, 2021
5 minutes
BY KAYLA STACEY
ILLUSTR ATION:
MICHAEL DE LUCCHI
CAROLE shuddered. Another atrocious blind date. She wasn’t asking for much. But a man who tried to impress her by burping out the alphabet after a few beers was not on her list of top 10 favourite evenings.
Atrocious indeed. Carole let out a frustrated sigh as she folded away the last of her neatly pressed ironing.
She was a simple woman. Her life revolved around work, her pet goldfish and more work. As the personal assistant to the CEO of a prominent branding company, she was always kept on her feet with little relaxation time.
What was the point of going on date after date when she couldn’t find what she was looking for? What was she looking for?
A man who was gentle and kind. A man she
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