Daisy's War by Roberta Grieve

Author:Roberta Grieve [Grieve, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780228610458
Publisher: BWL Publishing Inc.
Published: 2019-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

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Daisy had only been to Lily’s house once before and she hoped she could find her way through the maze of alleys and courts which made up the area of wooden cottages between Hope Street and Russell Street.

It was starting to get dark by the time she knocked on Lily’s front door. When her friend opened it, she was shocked at the change in her. Her face was pale, her hair straggly, and there were dark rings under her eyes.

‘Oh, Daisy, it’s you. Did Mrs Green send you?’

‘She said you weren’t well. What’s wrong, Lily?’

‘I felt a bit faint that’s all, the heat in the kitchen. Don’t know why she sent me home. I’m all right now.’

‘You don’t look all right. Can I come in?’

Lily pulled the door wider and beckoned Daisy inside. ‘Mum and Dad are out, kids are in bed.’

‘Good – chance for us to have a chat.’ Daisy sat down at the kitchen table which was still piled with the remains of a meal.

‘I said I’m all right. It’s just...’

Lily looked as if she was about to cry and Daisy took her hand. ‘Tell me, please. Is it Roland?’

Her friend’s shoulders shook and a sob escaped her. ‘I don’t know if he’s all right. I haven’t seen him or heard from him and there’s been raids...’ She sniffed and looked up at Daisy. ‘I couldn’t bear it if...’

Daisy didn’t know what to say to comfort her friend. In the end she resorted to platitudes. ‘I’m sure you’d have heard.’ How could she tell Lily that he probably hadn’t given her a thought? Hadn’t she seen him at the pictures with another girl, seen him dancing and flirting with June and other girls in the Wheatsheaf Hall?

She stood up and began to clear the table. ‘I’ll help you with this,’ she said, ‘then I’ll have to go home. Mum will be worrying – you know what she’s like.’

Lily dried her eyes and helped with the washing up. ‘Thanks for coming, Daisy. I’d better pull myself together – can’t let Mum and Dad see me like this. They wouldn’t understand.’

As she walked home, Daisy went over their conversation. She was sure it wasn’t just worry about Roland’s safety that had Lily in such a state. Daisy hoped it wasn’t something more serious on her friend’s mind.

She sighed. One more thing to add to the pile of troubles weighing her down.

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