It was a typical Saturday night ... but Matt was acting rather strangely.
Thanks.
Oh, thanks.
Are you all right, Matt?
Yes.
Are you expecting someone?
No.
Well...
Aha!
Come on, Matt. Tell us.
What's been going on?
Well, I was working today, and I'd just gone outfor Iunch.
I was walking into Radcliffe Square when I saw a girl.
She was doing a survey, you know...
...interviewing people on the street, except she wasn't having much Iuck.
Nobody wanted to stop.
How Iong have you been standing here?
Since ten o'clock.
And how many people have you interviewed?
Four. My boss said he wanted me to interview at Ieast twenty.
You could interview me.
OK. Right.
My name's Matt.
Actually, I don't need your name.
Oh.
But my name's Mel. So, Matt. Do you Iive in Oxford?
Yes, I do.
How Iong have you been Iiving here?
Since 1 997.
How many jobs have you had since then?
Two.
And what do you do now?
I manage a computer games shop.
How Iong have you been working there?
Nearly five years.
What newspapers do you read?
She asked me about what newspapers I read ...
The Observer.
Whatfood do you Iike?
... thefood I Iike ...
Anything.
What kind of clothes do you buy?
... the clothes I buy ... We got on really well.
Where do you gofor entertainment?
The cinema, clubs ...
Restaurants?
Not really. AIthough I quite often eat at Freud's.
I've been there afew times.
Really? I've never seen you there.
I'm going there tonight, actually.
Oh.
OK. Holidays. Which kind of holiday do you usually prefer?
I really Iike going abroad. I've been to Italy afew times.
I wanted to ask her Iots of questions...
...but she was asking me so many, I didn't really get a chance.
Do you go to a gym?
Yeah.
After the interview, I went to buy her a coffee.
But when I got back, she'd gone.
Oh, Matt.
Is she going to be here tonight?
She said she was coming.
How romantic.
We haven't arranged anything.
Oh, I'm sure she'II come.
Of course, she'II come.
Is that her?
Go over.
Go on, Matt.
Gofor it.
Hi.
Oh, hello.
So you came, then?
Yes.
Would you Iike a drink?
Er ...
Hi! Sorry I'm Iate.
- Hi. - Hi.
Oh, ... this is Peter. Peter, this is ... er ...
Matt.
Nice to meet you. There's a table over there.
Are you sitting with us, Matt?
No, no. Go ahead.
Bye, then.
Yeah.
See you around.
Oh, poor Matt.
I'II be back in a minute.
Who's that? Her boyfriend?
What do you think? Sorry.
That's OK. Are you all right?
Not really. Ifeel a bit of an idiot.
Come on.
What?
Let's go and get some fresh air.
Where are they going?
I don't know.
It seems a shame to waste their drinks.
Oh, David!
Why does it always happen to me?
It happens to everyone.
What, even you?
Yes, Matt. Even me.
Did you Iike her?
I thought she was really nice.
Don't worry. There'II be someone else.
Where?
Anywhere.
Here?
Mmmm?
Matt.?
Oh! You mean ...
...you?
Gosh.
How Iong have you ... ? Well, you know ...
Quite a Iong time.
Me too.
What are we going to tell the others?
We can worry about that Iater.
Yeah.
Who said there was no such thing as a happy ending?