Page 69 - Bridget Jones's Diary - by Helen FIELDING

his sister had turned up unexpectedly for the evening and he had to entertain her,

adding wildly that he also had to watch some videos for work before the
morning; at which point the girl reminded him that he'd told her he didn't have
any brothers or sisters and suggested he come and watch the videos at her place
while she cooked him supper. However, there were no work videos to take round
and watch, so he had to construct a further cobweb of lies. The incident
culminated with the girl, convinced he was having an affair with someone else
when it was only their second date, chucking him, and Simon spending the

evening getting hammered alone with his spot, wearing his seventies jacket.

I tried to explain to Mum that she wasn't telling the truth, but she was so

suffused with lust that she had lost sight of, well, everything.

'You're really becoming very cynical and suspicious, darling.' she said. 'Julio' -
aha! ahahahahahaha! - 'is just a friend. I just need some space.'

So, it transpired, in order to oblige, Dad is moving into the Alconburys' dead
granny's flat at the bottom of their garden.

Tuesday 21 February

V. tired. Dad has taken to ringing up several times in the night, just to talk.

Wednesday 22 February