There wasn’t even a click as the line went dead. I suppose that’s mobile phones for you. The call just cleared.
I stared at the handset and saw that my hand was shaking, I was sweating as well, and I felt sick. The icy ball of anger towards Christine had turned into a volcano inside me. If she’d been there in front of me I would have…
The phone rang! I accepted the call straight away.
“Hello? Mistress Christine? Is that you?” I stammered. I knew I sounded desperate.
There was a pause, then a laugh at the other end of the phone.
“You sounded so pathetic I couldn’t just dump you.” It was Laura!!!
“Oh darling!” I said, relief flowing through me. “Thank you for calling me! I was so worried about you. I don’t know what you want me to say, please tell me what I need to say…”
I could hear
