Murder With Mercy
“She saw the answerphone light was winking, decided to ignore it and zipped into the kitchen. Rose was stirring something in a big pan. Soup for lunch, hopefully. Rose was singing along to something on the radio. She waved to Ellie, but didn’t suspend operations. The washing machine was churning away. No Mikey as yet.
There were no more lemons to make into lemonade. Ellie found a bottle of elderflower cordial in the larder which was just about in date and made up a jugful to take upstairs.
Thoma...s was back in bed. Snoring gently. He was restless and far too hot. She put the jug on the table in the window, poured him out a glassful and left it by his bedside.
Up the next flight. Vera was relaxed, still in bed, awake but drowsy. She’d almost finished the jug of lemonade which Ellie had made earlier.
‘You shouldn’t have bothered to come up again. I can make myself a cuppa when I need it, and my headache’s almost gone. Where’s Mikey?’ ‘Gone for some more fruit. Back soon.’ ‘Who were those people this morning?’ Ellie grimaced.MoreLess
There were no more lemons to make into lemonade. Ellie found a bottle of elderflower cordial in the larder which was just about in date and made up a jugful to take upstairs.
Thoma...s was back in bed. Snoring gently. He was restless and far too hot. She put the jug on the table in the window, poured him out a glassful and left it by his bedside.
Up the next flight. Vera was relaxed, still in bed, awake but drowsy. She’d almost finished the jug of lemonade which Ellie had made earlier.
‘You shouldn’t have bothered to come up again. I can make myself a cuppa when I need it, and my headache’s almost gone. Where’s Mikey?’ ‘Gone for some more fruit. Back soon.’ ‘Who were those people this morning?’ Ellie grimaced.MoreLess
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