Book 11 of 16

Turning down an invite

No, in advance. Declines that do not require a follow-up text explaining the decline.

692 verses across 29 chapters

1. 1 I have to move the car before it gets moved for me Plausible
2. 2 The ladder is at my brother's and my brother is away Unverifiable
3. 3 Every time I go to do it something else has broken Concerning
4. 4 I have to be somewhere and the somewhere keeps moving Not reassuring
5. 5 I've reached the part of the evening where I start telling stories Concerning
6. 6 I promised I'd call at nine and it's five to Unverifiable
7. 7 Somebody has just asked me what I do and I need to leave Concerning
8. 8 The taxi I booked forty minutes ago is finally here Unverifiable
9. 9 The store that has the part is closed until Thursday Plausible
10. 10 My last train is in eleven minutes and I've checked twice Plausible
11. 11 I have to let somebody in and I'm the only one with a key Unverifiable
12. 12 I can hear myself getting louder Concerning
13. 13 The babysitter has a hard out and she means it Plausible
14. 14 I need a dry day and there hasn't been one Concerning
15. 15 The thing I need for it is in a place I can't get to today Unverifiable
16. 16 I've been quoted a price that has changed my plans Unverifiable
17. 17 I've said goodbye to enough people that leaving is now the polite option Concerning
18. 18 I got as far as the shed and then reassessed Concerning