Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

“Look, you fool, you’re not going to get many more chances. Don’t you realise, we won’t be here together like this much longer?”

I was suddenly lost for what to say and just sat there tugging away at the clovers. I could feel his eyes on me, but I didn’t look up.

I think sometimes, when you’re in a couple, you don’t see things as clearly as maybe someone can from the outside. Just sometimes.”

What you’ve got to understand, though, is that he thinks the world of you. He really does.”

“Yes, we’re doing this now and I’m glad we’re doing it now. But what a pity we left it so late.”