Don't Hurt Me
“His mother invited them in, her voice low and slightly flustered as she explained how the girl had turned up there in the middle of the night, looking tired and bedraggled but otherwise unharmed. It was obvious she was unhappy about her son’s recent suspension from school and did not approve of Victoria’s behaviour in running away from home. A neat professional woman in her forties, she discreetly did not mention any of that though, ushering them into the house and offering them breakfast as th...ough such things were perfectly normal.
Victoria leapt up from the breakfast table as they walked in, staring at Paul’s mother with an anguished expression.
‘You told him where I was! How could you?’ Marshall tensed at such a hostile reception from his daughter but did not react, pushing his hands into his jeans pockets with a deliberate restraint. His looming figure seemed out of place in that ultra-modern kitchen with its gleaming black and chrome surfaces, Roman blinds at the windows drawn up to let in the sunlight.MoreLess
Victoria leapt up from the breakfast table as they walked in, staring at Paul’s mother with an anguished expression.
‘You told him where I was! How could you?’ Marshall tensed at such a hostile reception from his daughter but did not react, pushing his hands into his jeans pockets with a deliberate restraint. His looming figure seemed out of place in that ultra-modern kitchen with its gleaming black and chrome surfaces, Roman blinds at the windows drawn up to let in the sunlight.MoreLess
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