Poison Heart
“I followed closely behind and tried to stop an elderly lady from standing up, terrified she’d broken something. We were both amazed when she bounced to her feet and dusted herself down amid a flurry of underskirts, thick tights, a long tweed skirt and mac. She probably only weighed seven stone and was lost inside the various layers.
‘It was my fault entirely,’ she insisted. ‘I suffer from cataracts, and you can see the unfortunate result.’ ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ Luke whispered. I pretended n...ot to notice that he had leaned against a tree to steady himself.
‘I’m fine, my shopping broke the fall.’ Her many clothes would probably have protected her anyway, but she’d landed on several canvas bags that looked decidedly squashed.
‘We’ll pay for anything that’s damaged,’ I told her.
‘Of course,’ Luke echoed. ‘It’s the least we can do.’ ‘No, it’ll be fine, really.’ She sighed stoically. ‘I’ve nothing breakable, just a slab of cheese, some leeks, potatoes and a few rashers of bacon …’ Now that he was certain the old lady was unhurt, Luke gazed longingly at his warm car, but I pinched him on the arm to let him know we couldn’t abandon her like this.MoreLess
‘It was my fault entirely,’ she insisted. ‘I suffer from cataracts, and you can see the unfortunate result.’ ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ Luke whispered. I pretended n...ot to notice that he had leaned against a tree to steady himself.
‘I’m fine, my shopping broke the fall.’ Her many clothes would probably have protected her anyway, but she’d landed on several canvas bags that looked decidedly squashed.
‘We’ll pay for anything that’s damaged,’ I told her.
‘Of course,’ Luke echoed. ‘It’s the least we can do.’ ‘No, it’ll be fine, really.’ She sighed stoically. ‘I’ve nothing breakable, just a slab of cheese, some leeks, potatoes and a few rashers of bacon …’ Now that he was certain the old lady was unhurt, Luke gazed longingly at his warm car, but I pinched him on the arm to let him know we couldn’t abandon her like this.MoreLess
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