Chapter 5
A knock at the door came at six o’clock.
Mum hurried to open it and I heaved a sigh when I heard a familiar voice.
‘Hey, Belle. Glad to see they let you out of that place. Hospitals suck.’
‘Grace, you work in a vet surgery. How can you hate hospitals?’ Mum asked. ‘And how come you’re so early? I didn’t expect you until around seven. Dinner won’t be ready until then.’
‘A vet surgery is nothing like a hospital. We get cute and cuddly animals. They get sick and cranky people. And I got an early mark for once. Andrew got back from his holiday a day early and sent me home. He took pity on me after he heard how many hours I’ve been doing with Penny off sick and everything.’
I knew I was the “everything” Grace was referring too. She would never come out and say it though. Her atti
