Star Sullivan
“He carried her into her own house, away from the eyes of the neighbours. Molly made her a cup of sweet tea which brought the colour back to her cheeks.
‘Why are you going away?’ Star said, as soon as she could speak.
‘I’m not going away, it’s Biddy who’s going, she’s off to the Far East with two friends.’ ‘And not you?’ ‘Oh, I’m brave all right, but not brave enough to go to Cambodia with those three.’ ‘But aren’t you upset she’s going? Isn’t your father upset?’ ‘People go when they want to go,... Star, that’s the way things are.’ What kind of men were these Hales who would let women walk in and out of their lives?
She turned away her head from him in disgust. ‘You know exactly why she’s going,’ she said.
‘Yes, she and her friends want to travel.’ ‘No, it’s because you and she had an affair.’ ‘Please, Star, please. You’re talking rubbish.’ ‘No, I’m not, I know what I saw.’ He looked at her with anger. ‘You used to know a lot, Star, you knew when to keep quiet about things and when to say something helpful.MoreLess
‘Why are you going away?’ Star said, as soon as she could speak.
‘I’m not going away, it’s Biddy who’s going, she’s off to the Far East with two friends.’ ‘And not you?’ ‘Oh, I’m brave all right, but not brave enough to go to Cambodia with those three.’ ‘But aren’t you upset she’s going? Isn’t your father upset?’ ‘People go when they want to go,... Star, that’s the way things are.’ What kind of men were these Hales who would let women walk in and out of their lives?
She turned away her head from him in disgust. ‘You know exactly why she’s going,’ she said.
‘Yes, she and her friends want to travel.’ ‘No, it’s because you and she had an affair.’ ‘Please, Star, please. You’re talking rubbish.’ ‘No, I’m not, I know what I saw.’ He looked at her with anger. ‘You used to know a lot, Star, you knew when to keep quiet about things and when to say something helpful.MoreLess
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