Standing Strong
“She’d have loved to be staying home and having a quiet night in – not that spending time with her dear friend and neighbour wasn’t relaxing. And it wouldn’t be a late night. But if she’d felt like cooking or had already pulled one of Eileen’s meals out of the freezer that morning, she would have invited Ethel to bring her leftover trifle to them and stayed put. She vowed to have a decent walk in the morning before work and stretch her muscles so she wouldn’t seize up completely. While she’d been enjoying her surfing lesson and wouldn’t have minded keeping going, she was now pleased Paul had called an end to it so soon.
‘Long time, no see,’ Philip said jovially as Ethel answered the door.
‘Yes, come on in,’ Ethel said.
Jacqueline’s antennae went up, noting Ethel’s lack of retort. As she retreated from Ethel’s hug, she scrutinised her friend a little more closely. Something wasn’t quite right. Perhaps she was just tired; she was in her seventies and they’d had a pretty packed day.
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