Chapter Nine – Down the Pub
AT THE PUB THAT NIGHT, she was careful to avoid Dave’s open-mouthed gaze as she introduced Apate to her colleagues as a friend from out of town. The men and women from the call centre, who were meeting for their traditional Saturday evening drink, ranged across several tables, their glasses of beer, wine and mixed spirits in hand.
As they turned to Apate, their stares, along with those of the bar staff and all the other customers in the pub, became fixed on her. Carrie grimaced. Attracting attention to the alien was the last thing she wanted. She didn’t know who else might know about dandrobians, and she couldn’t afford the knowledge that one was on Earth getting back to Errruorerrrrrhch. Why had she agreed to bringing Apate out with her? She shook her head. “
