“‘Let’s get out of here.’ Picking up her kitbag, she hurried for the stairs leading down into Tooley Street. Neither of them spoke until they reached the bus stop opposite. ‘Blimey, May, are you going to say anything?’ ‘To Peggy?’ ‘No, to George!’ ‘I don’t know. I can’t believe she’s done this to George. He idolizes her.’ ‘Might be best to leave it. What he don’t know can’t hurt him, can it?’ ‘He’d do anything for her, though. It was Peggy, wasn’t it? I didn’t just imagine it?’ ‘Gawd, you’re lik...e a tit in a trance! Come on!’ Emmy pulled her on to the back board of the bus, which had arrived without May even noticing. She followed her friend blindly along the crowded lower deck till they found two seats at the front. Slumping down, kitbag perched on her lap, she replayed the scene on the station – Peggy’s head tilting as the young soldier kissed her, his hand pressing into the small of her back. She had seen her sister’s closed eyes, her rapt expression.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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