The One I Was
“‘I’m always amazed how many of these I get through at Christmas.’ She stared at me. ‘Rosamond?’ ‘The snow-sweeper.’ I swallowed. I had a decision to make. I could tell her exactly why I feared him, who he was, why he’d come to Fairfleet. Or I could just make up some other story about him, make him sound like a nutcase who was no specific threat to me, but wasn’t the sort of person you wanted round a house containing two women and a very ill elderly man.
‘What about him?’ ‘He’s …’ I swallowed. ‘...Listen, Sarah, this is going to sound mad. But he knows me, and I know him.’ She put down the pile of clean cloths she was holding. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I used to live here, Sarah, years ago. It used to be my grandmother’s house.’ I watched her, expecting her to look surprised. She gave a little nod.
‘I suspected you’d stayed here once. You seemed to know too much about the house, where cupboards were, where there were high beams to duck. Things nobody would know if they hadn’t lived here before.MoreLess
‘What about him?’ ‘He’s …’ I swallowed. ‘...Listen, Sarah, this is going to sound mad. But he knows me, and I know him.’ She put down the pile of clean cloths she was holding. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I used to live here, Sarah, years ago. It used to be my grandmother’s house.’ I watched her, expecting her to look surprised. She gave a little nod.
‘I suspected you’d stayed here once. You seemed to know too much about the house, where cupboards were, where there were high beams to duck. Things nobody would know if they hadn’t lived here before.MoreLess
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