Gamble with Death: A supernatural novella (The Haunted Series Book 1) by Wendy Cartmell

Author:Wendy Cartmell [Cartmell, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Costa Press
Published: 2019-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

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Back in the coffee room Audrey was the subject of the ladies’ conversation.

‘Do you think she’s alright, Kath?’ Joan asked. ‘It’s just that she’s seems a little, um, distant.’

‘To be honest, I don’t know,’ replied Kath, brushing cake crumbs off her skirt. ‘She’s been preoccupied.’

‘With what?’ the development manager, Franny asked, as she walked in the room. ‘Is she unwell?’

‘No, I don’t think so,’ said Kath, wondering how much she should say. Deciding she couldn’t keep her concerns to herself, she expanded, ‘She seems really keen on this gambling thing. She enjoyed winning on the lottery and the premium bonds.’

‘Well, we’d all love winning like that,’ said Franny. ‘Is it spreading to other things, do you think? This interest in winning?’

‘No, no I don’t think so. She’s just doing competitions, you know?’ Kath lied and immediately regretted it. Perhaps she’d have a private word with Franny some time. It was just that she didn’t want her friend to be the subject of the gossip culture on the development. She deserved to be protected from that. But lying to her friends and neighbours? No that hadn’t felt good at all.

‘Anyway, must be off,’ said Kath.

‘You going shopping?’

‘No, I want to get a casserole into my slow cooker.’

‘Ooh I love those, don’t you?’ asked Joan to no one in particular, and Kath left the others discussing the riveting subject of slow cookers.

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