The visit from the accident assessor appointed by the insurance company sent me on a cleaning spree involving industrial quantities of bleach.
I spent the hours preceding his arrival subjecting every corner of my flat to a thorough going-over. Then I lit scented candles and brewed fresh coffee.
‘What am I doing?’ I muttered dementedly as I grabbed the dog and deposited her in the bath 20 minutes before he was due.
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