It was overwhelming to be back at work. So many people after just me and my folks at home. Dad claimed he’d send on the bill for bed, board, and medical care, but Mum flicked a tea towel at him when he said it.

Linda was back before me. She has been gloating about how she recovered faster than somebody half her age but I’m too happy to be back to complain.

Boss Lady dodged the germs and kept the library partly open thanks to some volunteer work by the Friends of the Library.

“I don’t know how you do it,” said Mary, one of the volunteers, when she arrived for book club this evening. “It’s such a long day and people can ask you anything. They expect you to know the answer.”

“Yeah, well, I am trained for it. It was all new for you. Tha...

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