The Meltdown of a Banker's Wife
“She had left nearly half an hour ago. It was nearly one o’clock. Hope she can find us, thought Mel. She stood up and turned 360 degrees, slowly searching for her friend. The children were totally absorbed in sandcastle building so that was one thing she could stop worrying about for the moment. There’s probably a huge queue or something. She’ll be back soon, she reassured herself.
Aha! Mobile phone! She’d phone Kelly. The hunt through the handbag pit began. She prayed she had it with her. Aha! ...Thank goodness for that!
‘Credit running low. Please top up!’ it demanded. Still, must be enough to get hold of Kelly. She let it ring … no answer. Don’t say she doesn’t have it with her! She tried again … charge was running low too. Come on, Kelly! Where are you? It was nearly an hour now since she’d gone for ice creams. The children were getting antsy and she couldn’t leave all the stuff on the beach to take them for a paddle. Suddenly, the phone was answered by what sounded like a whole rave party.MoreLess
Aha! Mobile phone! She’d phone Kelly. The hunt through the handbag pit began. She prayed she had it with her. Aha! ...Thank goodness for that!
‘Credit running low. Please top up!’ it demanded. Still, must be enough to get hold of Kelly. She let it ring … no answer. Don’t say she doesn’t have it with her! She tried again … charge was running low too. Come on, Kelly! Where are you? It was nearly an hour now since she’d gone for ice creams. The children were getting antsy and she couldn’t leave all the stuff on the beach to take them for a paddle. Suddenly, the phone was answered by what sounded like a whole rave party.MoreLess
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