BONE BABY: chilling emotional suspense with a killer ending by Diane M Dickson

Author:Diane M Dickson [Dickson, Diane M]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: THE BOOK FOLKS women's emotional suspense fiction publishers
Published: 2017-07-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Two weeks passed. Lily called the solicitor and made an appointment to update her will. It had to be done now that she owned everything. She had intended to leave it all to Charlotte Mary’s cousin, but now, with this new young man in her life, she was rethinking – was there something for Terry? Something to ensure that in the years to come he wouldn’t forget her. But then she realised that there was no need. He wouldn’t forget her. When he knew the whole truth, she didn’t think he would ever forget her and it didn’t appear that he needed her money.

The night before the appointment with Mr Barnstable, she sat at the desk and spent a long time with the letter. It had to be clear, the why of it all. No excuses, just reasons, simple and concise. Eventually she was happy with it. She sealed the envelope and wrote Terry’s name on the front. With a bit of luck there would be time to speak to him in person but, just in case, she now had a safety net.

Another task accomplished. Still the days dragged on. With failing strength and the narrowing of her world, it was difficult to fill them. She visited the neighbours, more to make the time pass more quickly than from any real sense of friendship. All the while that Sandra chattered on, about the garden, the church, the weather, Lily’s thoughts were in Bath, or in the basement, or in contemplation of the darkness to come.

Eventually the call came. “Lily, it’s me, Terry. I’ve got the results. Shall I come to your home or do you want me to tell you now?”

She bit back her impatience. He had obviously realised that she might want to savour this. It was too big to pass in a moment on the phone, so he had offered the choice. “Please, will you come, Terry?”

“This afternoon?”

“Yes. Please.”

When the phone call was finished, she went into the cellar. “It’s time, Peter. It’s time. This is the last stretch.” She felt too excited to sit still.

She had a shower, changed her clothes, and tidied the rooms. The morning crawled by. Her heart pounded and she took some of the calming tablets, but only half the dose. It would be no good if she was drowsy and befuddled.

At last there was the rattle of the gate. Terry passed in front of the bay without glancing up, and then was lost from sight as he entered the porch. She was stepping over a threshold, she must hold her nerve now. The next few minutes would decide how her end would come, maybe even where she would be. The thought both terrified and thrilled her.

* * *

There was no pretence that this was a pleasant social visit. It was business and hard business at that. Terry carried a brown envelope. Lily ushered him into the dining room where there was room for them to sit together at the large table. Space for the sheets of paper.

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