20STUART
MONDAY 13 JULY – 1:02am
He ’ s spent the whole day at his window, watching out for me, and I ’ ve waited just as long, watching him watching me. Watching him thinking he ’ s watching me, anyway. I slipped out through the back and went into one of the other houses facing his. Fucker ’ s been looking in the wrong place.
And I ’ m scared and I don ’ t want to do this, but I know I have to. The things I said to Gabby have been running round and round my head since we spoke. He ’ s not just taking care of himself, he ’ s killing our kids.
He ’ s been out of sight for almost an hour, and I reckon that ’ s it. He ’ s sleeping, he must be. Time to move.
I head straight for his house, axe in hand, and before I have chance to talk myself out of it, I smash the front door lock. It takes
