Written in the Stars
“Every time the family sat down for a meal, their eyes would automatically turn to the empty place opposite Steve. Norah was more philosophical than the two men, reasoning that Kirsty would have left sooner or later, anyway.
‘As long as she’s happy, that’s all that really matters.’ ‘I don’t know how you can be so… so blasé about it,’ Vince declared sharply. ‘We’ve lost her, don’t you realise that? We may never see her again.’ ‘Why don’t you think about all the years that we had with her? You... could try thinking about the happy times we had together and how much pleasure she gave us.’ In an effort to put an end to the conversation, Steve asked his father whether he intended to go ahead with the idea of closing the factory over the Christmas to New Year period. In the past they had made sure someone was there to handle emergency calls while the rest of the staff took their annual holidays, but it had not really warranted the expense. Once again, Norah was instrumental in the final decision.MoreLess
‘As long as she’s happy, that’s all that really matters.’ ‘I don’t know how you can be so… so blasé about it,’ Vince declared sharply. ‘We’ve lost her, don’t you realise that? We may never see her again.’ ‘Why don’t you think about all the years that we had with her? You... could try thinking about the happy times we had together and how much pleasure she gave us.’ In an effort to put an end to the conversation, Steve asked his father whether he intended to go ahead with the idea of closing the factory over the Christmas to New Year period. In the past they had made sure someone was there to handle emergency calls while the rest of the staff took their annual holidays, but it had not really warranted the expense. Once again, Norah was instrumental in the final decision.MoreLess
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