Something Bernie found on a walk.’
‘Oh that. Sex xxnx It’s this small varnished thing, remarkably well preserved – anyway inside there was this small necklace inside with a wooden rune or something engraved into it.’ Richard bit his fist, and then added gently, ‘Maybe if you visited soon you could have a look at it, y’know, and um, see what it is.’
‘Yes, well that’s actually what I phoned about. He felt something was wrong, but with the faint chirping of the birds, and Charlotte’s smile and her soft hand, all his anxiety melted away. She was a fantasy. We don’t want you falling behind.’ She flashed him a dazzling smile. Isn’t that cool?’
‘Yeah. Are you getting on well with your course?’ It crossed his mind to ask why that not once in the last few months had she thought called him, but he could sense her smile through the call, and any spite melted away at the sound of her bubbly voice. A naked image of his own daughter flashed before his eyes.
