Ottercombe Bay, Part 1 by Bella Osborne

Author:Bella Osborne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008258115
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The next morning Aunt Coral was still thrilled to have Bugsy back and was fussing over him, the fact that his escape had caused her ankle strain seemed not to have registered with her. Daisy, on the other hand, was well aware and was watching the dog closely. He wasn’t as daft as he looked, and to her mind he did look daft. The pug was just about as far removed from the origins of the wolf as any dog breed could possibly be. He reminded her of a cork piglet she’d made at school, which still sat on the kitchen windowsill. The squashed face and the curly tail made it a good likeness. The only difference was the piglet was painted pink and had tiny eyes whereas Bugsy was completely black with disproportionally huge eyes like two eight balls stuck in his face. He gave her a smug look when Aunt Coral gave him another small piece of bacon.

Yeah, I’ve got the measure of you, thought Daisy, she wasn’t going to be outsmarted by a tiny bug-eyed dog.

‘Jason says you can get some money for the railway memorabilia you brought home. He knows some specialist who can get you the best price, if that’s what you want.’

Daisy munched on her toast. ‘Sounds good. The place is just a shell. I don’t know what Reg expected me to do with it.’

‘You’ve got a whole year to work that out; you don’t need to trouble yourself right now. And of course you’re welcome to stay with me. I’d be glad of the company but if you wanted to get your own place I’d understand.’ Coral patted her hand.

‘Thanks.’ Daisy knew now probably wasn’t a good juncture to explain her imminent departure. She couldn’t walk out now Aunt Coral was laid up with her ankle. Daisy was lots of things but she wasn’t unkind or callous. She was still set on leaving but she couldn’t dispel the mixed feelings she seemed to be experiencing. Daisy blamed it on Great Uncle Reg’s letter and what Tamsyn had said about her mother – both were playing on her mind. She’d stay for just a couple more days, which would give Aunt Coral’s ankle a chance to recover and her an opportunity to speak to Tamsyn’s mum, Min, and lay that particular ghost to rest, then she could leave.

Seeing as she was here a bit longer than planned she decided she’d call it a holiday. Holidays were what people came to Ottercombe Bay for. She would write it off as a vacation and then at the end she would depart just like all the other tourists. She took a deep breath; she knew leaving also meant walking away from a share of Reg’s money, and money was something she was lacking. But, no, her mind was made up. No amount of cash was worth being trapped for, especially not for a whole year. Daisy finished her toast, ignoring the dog’s whiny pleas for her to share.

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