Chapter Six
Tina finally came to Rex’s room, having fobbed off Janusz while staying polite but not allowing him into the house and not promising him any work. He really was annoying and persistent.
“Where were you?” wailed Rex in the darkness. “What’s going on?” His voice sounded distressed.
Tina ran into his bedroom and switched on the light.
He had rolled around in his cot so that he could see the door, but his vision would have been extremely limited.
“Oh, Rex!”
She picked him up out of the cot and held him close. “It’s all right. It’s all right.”
“Mum, I’m fine.” He nuzzled her shoulder. “You’re covered in cactus seeds.”
True. She hadn’t taken off her jacket.
“I just wanted to know what happened. I heard you going outside and I heard people shooting and then there was a fire.”
