Fraser's Line by Monica Carly

Author:Monica Carly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: page turner, family, secrets, deception, betrayal, humour, joy, surprises, heart-warming, drama, romance
ISBN: 9781849891585
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2010-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

‘I must get on,’ Sarah said to herself. ‘I need to be finished here in less than an hour.’ The children would be coming out of school and today it was her responsibility to pick them up. She knew all too well that she must not be behind schedule with that. But there were still a lot of loose ends to tie up in the office.

Trying to act as quickly as she could she sent four emails, put some brochures into envelopes and addressed them, and made three telephone calls. There was one more call to make but only five minutes left, and the number wasn’t in her usual file, as it was a new client, and for some reason hadn’t been added. She got flustered as she tried to think where it had gone, and started turning over memos and other notes in a panic. With three minutes to go she found it. She rang the number and waited. Eventually there was an answer, but Mrs Williams, the client she was trying to reach, was out. It was her son who had picked up the telephone, and he was clearly not too worried whether his mother got the message or not.

‘Please,’ Sarah begged, ‘please write this down and make sure it gets passed on to your mother. I have made an appointment for her next week, on Monday, at 2 pm. If she will ring in I will give her all the details.’

‘Okey dokey,’ said the boy. ‘Message received and understood. Over and out.’

Very funny, thought Sarah, who was in no mood for frivolity. Now she was three minutes late. She gathered up her coat and bags and ran to her car.

It would take twenty minutes to reach the school, providing there were no hold-ups. It was all within a 30 mph zone, and there were cameras, and plenty of warning signs. Sarah already had six points on her licence, and was anxious not to pick up any more. On the other hand, if she didn’t push it, she would be late. Her speed crept up above the limit, and she hoped she would get away with it. Then her mobile phone rang. She did not intend to answer it while driving, but she did need to know who it was, in case it was an emergency. She scrabbled in her handbag with one hand, and fished the phone out. Then she waited until the traffic was fairly clear ahead, and glanced at the display. It was another client – who would have to wait. She put the phone down, raising her focus to the road ahead, and realised that she was bearing down on a pedestrian crossing, in the middle of which stood a mother, holding her child’s hand, transfixed by the sight of this car hurtling towards them. Horrified, Sarah stamped on the brakes. The car screeched to a halt, two feet short of the crossing. The mother’s face was white with fear. She shook her fist at Sarah and shouted something.

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