. wii come and i'll get credit blacklisted if i don't do something soon ..."
at this point . i interrupted .' poppy . listen to . have you stopped playing ? that's the first step ."
"of course i have ."
poppy was a hopeless liar ." i don't believe you .poppy ."
the situation was still too delicate for the direct approach , and i had been chimsy . she turned savage ." it's none of your business . i can deal with it . if you can just arrange for the money , then it will be sorted ."
a lifetime of self-help manuals came to my rescue ." why don't you go and talk to someone ." i lowered my voice ." poppy i can find out who ."
there was more choking ." i miss dad it's like having a hole in the head . why did he have to die ?" silence , and then her bleak , disembodied voice at the other end of the line ." i wish i was dead ."
i glanced at the clock . i had one hour precisely in hand , but it would be put to better use than in pressing the jacket that wass next up on the list ." hang on , poppy ." i felt the trill of stepping into untrodden terrotory ." i can come over ."
'no" she said ." don't ."
eve was lying in the farthest bed from the entrance to the ward , which i imagined gave her a modicum of peace . the traffic in ad out was staggering - trolleys , visitors , doctors in white coats .
she was propped up on pillws and her color matched the linen ." hallo , mrs lloyd ."
"eve , are you feeling better ?" i placed a basket of front on her bedside table and drew up a chair . she was too exhausted .to talk much , so i held her hand and stroked her fingers . the gesture seemed to please her for she smiled family and and closed her eyes . after a while , i went in search of information .
at this point . i interrupted .' poppy . listen to . have you stopped playing ? that's the first step ."
"of course i have ."
poppy was a hopeless liar ." i don't believe you .poppy ."
the situation was still too delicate for the direct approach , and i had been chimsy . she turned savage ." it's none of your business . i can deal with it . if you can just arrange for the money , then it will be sorted ."
a lifetime of self-help manuals came to my rescue ." why don't you go and talk to someone ." i lowered my voice ." poppy i can find out who ."
there was more choking ." i miss dad it's like having a hole in the head . why did he have to die ?" silence , and then her bleak , disembodied voice at the other end of the line ." i wish i was dead ."
i glanced at the clock . i had one hour precisely in hand , but it would be put to better use than in pressing the jacket that wass next up on the list ." hang on , poppy ." i felt the trill of stepping into untrodden terrotory ." i can come over ."
'no" she said ." don't ."
eve was lying in the farthest bed from the entrance to the ward , which i imagined gave her a modicum of peace . the traffic in ad out was staggering - trolleys , visitors , doctors in white coats .
she was propped up on pillws and her color matched the linen ." hallo , mrs lloyd ."
"eve , are you feeling better ?" i placed a basket of front on her bedside table and drew up a chair . she was too exhausted .to talk much , so i held her hand and stroked her fingers . the gesture seemed to please her for she smiled family and and closed her eyes . after a while , i went in search of information .
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