What Goes Around: a Chilling Psychological Thriller
“Leila I’ve had three drunken days. Three days of remembering. Three days of grabbing hold of what I need to keep and letting go of the rest. I’m dimly aware of answering the door at some point and Mary McNeil standing there, her expression as open and hopeful as a child arriving at a birthday party. I don’t know what I say to her but her expression as I close the door stays with me. Angry. She was angry with me. Should I care? … Probably. But I don’t.
On Wednesday, I reenter my life because tod...ay we visit Gareth. I collect David at the end of my road as arranged. I don’t drive off immediately. I turn to face him but I don’t speak; I simply stare at him. He is whistling through his teeth, pleased with himself. Gradually, as the silence grows, he becomes self-conscious and says to me, ‘Everything okay?’ ‘Do you have anything to tell me?’ ‘Okay … so, I shouldn’t have followed you on Saturday but it’s not as if I spoke to Alex.’ ‘No, you shouldn’t have followed me.’ I look in my rearview mirror and see Mrs Patterson endlessly wandering the streets as she searches for her decomposing cat.MoreLess
On Wednesday, I reenter my life because tod...ay we visit Gareth. I collect David at the end of my road as arranged. I don’t drive off immediately. I turn to face him but I don’t speak; I simply stare at him. He is whistling through his teeth, pleased with himself. Gradually, as the silence grows, he becomes self-conscious and says to me, ‘Everything okay?’ ‘Do you have anything to tell me?’ ‘Okay … so, I shouldn’t have followed you on Saturday but it’s not as if I spoke to Alex.’ ‘No, you shouldn’t have followed me.’ I look in my rearview mirror and see Mrs Patterson endlessly wandering the streets as she searches for her decomposing cat.MoreLess
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