Ciao," I say casually, and flick my hair back. "Si. Ciao." I could so be Italian. Except I might have to learn a few more words.
Sophie KinsellaSo I buy it. The most perfect little cardigan in the world. People will call me the Girl in the Gray Cardigan. Iโll be able to live in it. Really, itโs an investment.
Sophie KinsellaMind your own Brazilian!" The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. Oops. OK. The trick when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is not to overreact. Instead, keep your chin up and pretend nothing happened.
Sophie KinsellaAnd we spend the rest of the evening getting very pissed and eating ice cream, as we always do when something good or bad happens to either one of us.
Sophie KinsellaI've never felt so bereft and panicky. What do I do without my phone? How do I function? My hand keeps automatically reaching for my phone in its usual place in my pocket. Every instinct in me wants to text someone, 'OMG, I've lost my phone! ' but how can do that without a bloody phone?
Sophie Kinsella