Niggling

The issue had been bothering him for some time.

He had no idea about what he should do about it. He wondered whether he should seek advice about it. It had been a continual worry for him. Here he was again, first thing on a Monday morning, getting ready for work. He was staring at himself in the mirror. Moving his head around. He sighed. It was always there, niggling him. He had a doctor’s appointment after work; he would bring it up when he was there. However, when he brought the subject up with his doctor, he was told that there were products that he could buy, but was reticent about actually recommending any of them.

On the Tuesday, he called in on his uncle to return a book he had borrowed. While there, he spoke to his uncle about it. He told him not to worry about it.

During the morning tea break at work, on the Wednesday, he broached the subject with his workmate. He had just laughed and made a joke about it.

He was at his friend’s house on the Thursday evening, playing video games, when he asked him for his opinion on the subject. His friend seemed embarrassed by the question, so he waved it off.

On his way to the bus stop on Friday morning he stopped briefly to talk to the neighbour, just a few doors away. He had been clipping his front hedge, but he happily stopped to chat. Although he was a lot older, he certainly had the same issue. Bringing the topic up didn’t go well, so he said he had to hurry on to catch his bus.

Coming out of the cinema on the Saturday evening, they went to the late-night café, where he carefully brought the issue to his girlfriend’s attention. Smiling, she told him it didn’t matter.

On the Sunday, he went to church with his parents, as usual. After the service, he stayed back to talk privately to the priest. He showed the holy man how he was going bald on top. His priest only said that if it was the Lord’s will, so be it.

Having said that, he moved closer and whispered, “Get a life.”

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