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TUESDAY 30 JUNE – 3:09am
The screaming starts just after three and I ’ m up like a shot, Gabby right behind me. Everything is pitch-black: black-out blinds and boards at the windows, all candles and lamps put out. We feel our way through the house to get to Sally. The place is like an obstacle course, stuff everywhere. She ’ s sitting bolt upright in bed, still screaming non-stop. I try to hold her but she pushes me away. She ’ s soaked through. Gabby has more success. I find a torch then light a lamp so she can see it ’ s just us. And now the bloody baby ’ s started. Hannah ’ s screaming too.
‘ What ’ s the matter, love? ’ Gabby asks her, holding her tight and stroking her head.
‘ It was that little girl, ’ she says. ‘ She wants to play. ’
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We don ’ t go back to bed. I str
