The Alibi Girl. C.J. Skuse

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      On my way out through the car park, I see Lola and Kiki standing beside an estate car loaded up with suitcases and inflatables. I wave goodbye but they don’t see me. I’m still wearing the ring they gave me, except it’s on my fourth finger now. If anyone asks, I’m going to say it’s an engagement ring. But nobody’s asked yet.

      I feel better once I’ve got Emily’s warm little body snuggled against me – and we walk the long way home past the gym on Tollgate Road, where I linger outside to see if Kaden’s around. He’s in reception with a new member by the looks, a young woman in a leotard with long blonde hair and very thin triceps. They’re sitting in the bucket seats, going through some form. He’s flirting easily with her. She’s smiling, tucking her hair behind her ear. My chest squeezes painfully as we walk on by.

       If you get scared again, call me. If I’m not home, I’ll be at the gym.

      I’m not scared right now though, am I? I’m sad. Because Trevor at work hates me now, and he was my one friend. And Scants doesn’t want me calling him unless it’s an emergency. And Kaden was flirting with that woman. I want to go home. Back to Carew St Nicholas. Back where I was known and loved.

      But that’s not an option. So I go back to the flat. In the dying light I can see post in my pigeonhole. A leaflet about the new self-storage place that’s opened on the ring road. End of Summer Sale at B&M. Autumn sale at Harvey’s, fifty per cent off blinds. A circular from Vodafone about going contract rather than Pay-As-You-Go. And a catalogue. Addressed to Miss Joanne Haynes. A catalogue I know I haven’t ordered.

      A coffin catalogue.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

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