Double Cross
“Mum was still working nights so was fast asleep, as was my sister. Just recently, Jessica always seemed to be tired.
Revising for her final exam this week, maybe? I didn't want to wake up either of them. Answering questions was not at the top of my list of priorities right now. I stepped onto the pavement when a question had me whirling around.
'Excuse me, but are you Tobey Durbridge?' A tall, willowy Cross woman with braids falling like a waterfall round her face stood in front of me.
'Yes, I am.' I frowned.
Who was this woman? I'd never seen her before in my life.
'I understand you were with Callie Rose Hadley when she got shot?' said the woman.
'Yes, I was.' My frown deepened.
The woman's eyes lit up. 'Got one!' she called out. She brought her right hand out from behind her back. She was holding a microphone. A Nought man stepped out from behind the unmarked white van parked in front of our house. He was holding a TV camera. I stared in horror as the man came straight at me.
'Who a...re you?' I asked, taking a step back.MoreLess
Revising for her final exam this week, maybe? I didn't want to wake up either of them. Answering questions was not at the top of my list of priorities right now. I stepped onto the pavement when a question had me whirling around.
'Excuse me, but are you Tobey Durbridge?' A tall, willowy Cross woman with braids falling like a waterfall round her face stood in front of me.
'Yes, I am.' I frowned.
Who was this woman? I'd never seen her before in my life.
'I understand you were with Callie Rose Hadley when she got shot?' said the woman.
'Yes, I was.' My frown deepened.
The woman's eyes lit up. 'Got one!' she called out. She brought her right hand out from behind her back. She was holding a microphone. A Nought man stepped out from behind the unmarked white van parked in front of our house. He was holding a TV camera. I stared in horror as the man came straight at me.
'Who a...re you?' I asked, taking a step back.MoreLess
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