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“Their arrival was silent – unnaturally so – and went completely unnoticed.
Gene’s heartless assertion that the hostages would have starved to death by now was not quite accurate. They were clearly malnourished, but had survived on the vicar’s meagre supplies of tea, biscuits and tap water. The wretched collection of cold, hungry and dishevelled pensioners were huddled together near the altar. With their headscarves and mittens on, and their frightened, staring eyes peeping out, they looked like... refugees from a war zone. Too terrified and confused to even think about making a break for freedom, they had clustered together where they had been ordered and stayed there, waiting.
But the vicar himself was not with them. He was slumped over the Bible in his pulpit, and at first glance Sam thought he might be dead. But no – his long, slow snores could be heard echoing about the church. It was this sound that told Sam that the Test Card Girl’s strange, enveloping silence had vanished – and when he glanced down at his side, so had she.MoreLess
Gene’s heartless assertion that the hostages would have starved to death by now was not quite accurate. They were clearly malnourished, but had survived on the vicar’s meagre supplies of tea, biscuits and tap water. The wretched collection of cold, hungry and dishevelled pensioners were huddled together near the altar. With their headscarves and mittens on, and their frightened, staring eyes peeping out, they looked like... refugees from a war zone. Too terrified and confused to even think about making a break for freedom, they had clustered together where they had been ordered and stayed there, waiting.
But the vicar himself was not with them. He was slumped over the Bible in his pulpit, and at first glance Sam thought he might be dead. But no – his long, slow snores could be heard echoing about the church. It was this sound that told Sam that the Test Card Girl’s strange, enveloping silence had vanished – and when he glanced down at his side, so had she.MoreLess
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