Death in Dalkinchie by Carly Reid

Author:Carly Reid [Reid, Carly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inkpot Books
Published: 2019-09-14T22:00:00+00:00

9

A Wild Dash

Having taken her leave of Murdo and DI Gordon, Jessica went next door to the newspaper offices. She had gathered plenty of material for her piece on the Show that would appear that week, but hadn’t yet pulled it all together into a coherent form – and after all, it wouldn’t write itself. She found the office empty; Grant must be out reporting on something. She was grateful for the peace and quiet to get on and concentrate, but as always felt a pang of regret at Magnus’ absence. He was rarely at the newspaper offices, and when he was there it was usually just to quickly upload his images, but she always enjoyed working alongside him whenever the occasion presented itself.

Despite this, Jessica worked steadily for the remainder of the afternoon. Grant didn’t reappear at all, and by the time Jessica had finished her article she glanced at the clock and realised it was shop closing time, and that if she hurried down the hill she could catch Reenie and Willow at The Bloom Room and walk home through the park with them.

She emailed her article to Grant with a note saying that she would come to the office the next morning to go over any changes and finalise the copy for the deadline, and then she locked up the office and went down the stairs. The Show had closed half-an-hour earlier, and the car park opposite the Village Hall was full of people loading up their remaining crafts, stands and props. She spotted Ealisaid, busy in the middle of operations, and waved to her, gesturing that she was headed down the hill. Ealisaid shook her head and tapped at her watch – clearly indicating that her duties would keep her there for some time yet. Jessica marveled at her friend, currently single-handedly running a business and stepping up to do most of the Show Convenor duties since Desmond Wilcott’s death. Ealisaid’s sister Mairead had a certain amount of flexibility – she had recently decided to stay on in school for an optional 6th year, with a light timetable allowing her and sometimes a friend to work in the café – but even so, Jessica wondered how Ealisaid juggled everything. She had been the sole carer for her younger sister for the last decade, and on top of that plus the café, she had a small outside catering business and a long-distance relationship to throw into the mix as well. Solveig was an archaeologist, working on a summer-long dig somewhere up North, Jessica knew. The women rarely got a chance to spend any time together, but Jessica hoped to meet Solveig at Christmas time.

She knew that Ealisaid had not really had a choice about stepping up to carry through with the Show, but wondered if taking on the Convenor role as a permanent position was perhaps taking on too much. She resolved to have a chat with Ealisaid about it the next time they managed to catch up, and turning away, walked speedily down the hill towards the centre of Dalkinchie High Street.

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