The phone rings in the middle of the say and the woman of the house answers.
"Hi, Mrs Delaney, thus is miss Greene, Timmy's art teacher. I'm calling you to let you know you have a real Van Gogh on your hands."
"Well, it's nice to hear something positive and to get such great feedback. And to know Timmy's art is appreciated," replies Mrs Delaney, smiling to herself.
"Oh, no," says Miss Greene, "I'm letting you know the stupid little bastard's cut off his ear and we're taking him to hospital!"
"Hi, Mrs Delaney, thus is miss Greene, Timmy's art teacher. I'm calling you to let you know you have a real Van Gogh on your hands."
"Well, it's nice to hear something positive and to get such great feedback. And to know Timmy's art is appreciated," replies Mrs Delaney, smiling to herself.
"Oh, no," says Miss Greene, "I'm letting you know the stupid little bastard's cut off his ear and we're taking him to hospital!"
Dying to live, living to die.