Chapter 18Coming back to Bradfield after Christmas was like coming home. Lucy had a very pleasant time at Magenford for the week she was there. She was incredibly lucky to get on with her parents as well as she did—so many of her friends had trouble with theirs these days. The older generation had no idea how bad it had been in France. Lucy’s though…they hadn’t tried to make her talk about it; but they’d listened when she did. And heard her.
They were pleased to see her and pleased she was happy and whole. That had made for a very nice few days holiday.
Sylvia had met her train at the station two days ago and Lucy’s heart had leaped like a frog in her chest when she’d seen her. She couldn’t help the enormous smile that plastered itself onto her face the moment she had stepped down onto t
