A Cry From the Dark (2003)
A Cry From the Dark
“You OK?”The voice was male, young, and broad Australian.“Hello, Mark.”She tried to inject some enthusiasm into her voice, though he probably wouldn’t notice one way or the other. Mark didn’t. If anyone was making a film on the narcissus myth, Mark would be a natural for the part.“I’ve been meaning to pop by and make sure you’re still in the land of the living, and I will do, this week or early next. I just haven’t had a minute recently.”“Oh, that’s good,” said Bettina, adding maliciously, “Are ...the parts beginning to come in?”“No, it’s more this personal trainer lark. It’s a soft cop—all perks and no work. Charging around from posh hotels to posh flats and houses, then on to posh gyms. Sounds a drag, doesn’t it? But I suppose that sort of thing’s not your scene, is it, Auntie Betty?”“It certainly doesn’t sound like it.”“You mentioned parts. I thought you might be able to help there, Auntie B.”Bettina left a silence. This was what she had been expecting since she heard his voice.He was forced to come out with it explicitly, since she refused to ease the transition.MoreLess
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