Kennedy 04 - the Broken Circle
“It was crisp and crunchy underfoot and the sun, almost set now, had shone all day. Not that Max had seen much of it. He’d spent most of the day at his desk, going over everything again and again.
He’d called on Jill more out of a sense of duty than anything else. He felt bad because he hadn’t seen much of her since the boys had returned from France. Come to that, he hadn’t seen much of Harry and Ben, either.
He walked with his hands in his pockets. Jill, beside him, had hers encased in ...black gloves. He was well aware of the foot of space that separated them.
‘You OK?’ she asked.
‘Me? Fine?’ ‘Right,’ she said in a way that made it clear she didn’t believe him but, if he couldn’t be bothered to tell her, she couldn’t be bothered to ask.
Max wasn’t fine. Hadn’t been fine since his chat with Barbara McQueen, in fact.
With one look, one reminder, she’d brought back memories that Max had chosen to forget.MoreLess
He’d called on Jill more out of a sense of duty than anything else. He felt bad because he hadn’t seen much of her since the boys had returned from France. Come to that, he hadn’t seen much of Harry and Ben, either.
He walked with his hands in his pockets. Jill, beside him, had hers encased in ...black gloves. He was well aware of the foot of space that separated them.
‘You OK?’ she asked.
‘Me? Fine?’ ‘Right,’ she said in a way that made it clear she didn’t believe him but, if he couldn’t be bothered to tell her, she couldn’t be bothered to ask.
Max wasn’t fine. Hadn’t been fine since his chat with Barbara McQueen, in fact.
With one look, one reminder, she’d brought back memories that Max had chosen to forget.MoreLess
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