Gerri is my colleague and friend, she is a psychotherapist at the hospital where I work as a secretary.
Tom is Gerri's husband, a geologist, and they used to joke that Tom burrowed.
I try to make myself feel better, after all, no one cares about me but me. But in fact, the Gerri family is very kind to me and often invites me as a guest. They would travel together, cook together, and grow vegetables together. I can't cook and don't have my own house. One day I'm going to buy myself a little red used car. I drove to Gerri's house for a party, and I met several people, including Gerri's son, Joe, who I actually kind of liked. But when I saw his girlfriend, and then Gerri knew what I was thinking, she said she was disappointed in me and I hadn't been at her house for half a year.
Ronnie was Tom's older brother, and his wife died in the winter, so he went to Gerri's house. I woke up in the morning and went straight to Gerri's house. I shiver from the cold, but a cup of tea is enough. It's been a long time, we all meet again. And Joe and his girlfriend. Gerri and the others were having such a good time chatting at the dinner table, that neither Ronnie nor I could get in the way. I think I am envious or even jealous of her, but I am glad that I have at least such a friend, such a home where I can come and sit.
I told Gerri that she could tell me anything she wanted, and I was a good listener.
I actually want to thank her for being my listener.
Compared to her, my life is mess and I feel like there is nothing I can do, even buying a car won't change anything.
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------
The story begins with a woman going to Gerri for counseling because of insomnia.
——on a scale of one to ten…How happy would you say you are? ——one ——I
think
there's room for improvement there, don't you? What is the one thing that would improve your life, apart from sleep ?
——a different life
View more about Another Year reviews
