Lily rang Aeng next.
“Aeng? Lily. What are you doing tomorrow evening? Can’t you put off playing squash to see me? Play in the afternoon, why don’t you? No, it’s not my normal number, I’m having trouble with my phone, I’m using a girlfriend’s to call you. I’m getting another one tomorrow, so it’ll be different again.
“Yes, sure you can pick me up straight from school, if you want. Yes, five fifteen to five thirty. OK, great. See you then.”
Lily finished her beer slowly, there was no rush. She had an hour before she had to leave again and it was better that she used some of her time to ensure that she hadn’t overlooked any small details. She stared blankly at the passers-by on the pavement in front of her as she ran the movie in her head of what she expected to transpire that night. Twen
