The air is cold out in the street; it cuts into my face as I walk out. No one back home ever believes me when I tell them that it gets cold in The Mission. everyone back home in England thinks that California is like the SoCal beaches in Baywatch, but the Bay Area is not the OC. March in San Francisco is cold by most Californian standards, and windy evenings on 24th make leaving Carlos\u2019s less appealing, but I have to get home.<\/p>\n
Since Lottie moved out I have been staying later at Carlos\u2019s, or The Phoenix, and it\u2019s starting to show at the office. Being the \u2018token Brit\u2019 means that the State Department are ever present, their agenda unambiguous. If ever I was a candidate for \u201cVisa Loss\u201d then it was in the last three weeks. Greg is a cool guy, he knows I\u2019m hurting. Still, I have to stop turning up at the office hung-over, unwashed and in dirty clothes.<\/p>\n
As I head off down 24th towards my place, opposite the Francis Fountain Diner, I pull my jacket closed and almost walk right by her; she\u2019s stood under a street lamp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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