No Wings to Fly
“Mrs Haskin went to open it and revealed there a young boy of twelve or so, standing a little out of breath and touching his hand to his cap. ‘Why, it’s Willie,’ Mrs Haskin said in surprise. ‘What are you doing here, lad?’ And then, with a touch of alarm: ‘Is there something wrong?’ The boy nodded vigorously. ‘It’s Mrs Shalcross, mum. She’ve ’ad a fall.’ ‘A fall?’ Mrs Haskin clutched a hand to her bosom. ‘Oh, dear God. Tell me what happened.’ ‘Our mam sent me round next door to see ’er,’ the boy... said, ‘and I found ’er on the floor. So I fetched our mam and she come round, and then sent me to tell you. The old lady’s quite poorly, mum.’ Mrs Haskin hovered on the spot, flustered. She thanked the boy for coming with the message, then when he had gone turned to Lily and said, ‘Well, there’s nothing for it, but I must go to her. As soon as I can. I’ll leave you to tell Mr Haskin what’s up, and to get his dinner for him when he comes in. All right?’ ‘Yes, of course.’ Mrs Haskin gave a deep sigh.MoreLess
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