Shopaholic & sister by Sophie Kinsella

Author:Sophie Kinsella
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Torrent
ISBN: 9780385336826
Publisher: New York : Dial Press, c2004.
Published: 2006-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

"Could I have two? I mean, four?" I reach for a tissue and blow my nose. "And I just want to say... thank you. You're all being so nice."

The bed-and-breakfast is a large white house directly across the green. Jim carries my suitcases and I carry my hatbox and my carrier bag full of souvenirs, and Edie follows behind me, giving me a list of rules I have to keep.

"No gentleman visitors after eleven... no parties of more than three people in the room... no abuse of solvents or aerosol cans... payment in advance, cash or check accepted, much obliged," she concludes as we reach the lit-up door.

"All right from here, Becky?" says Jim, putting my cases down.

"I'll be fine. And thank you so much," I say, feeling so grateful, I half-want to give him a kiss. But I don't quite dare to—so I just watch as he walks off across the grass again.

"Much obliged," repeats Edie meaningfully.

"Oh!" I say, realizing she means she wants to be paid. "Absolutely!"

I scrabble inside my bag for my purse, and my fingers brush against my mobile phone. From force of habit I pull it out and peer at the display. But there's still no signal.

"You can use the pay phone in the hall if there's anyone you want to call," says Edie. "We have a pull-down privacy hood."

Is there anyone I want to call?

With a twinge I think of Luke in Cyprus, still furious with me; Mum and Dad engrossed in a therapy workshop on their cruise; and Suze, picnicking on some picturesque sun-dappled lawn with Lulu and all their children in cute overalls.

"No. It's OK," I say, trying to smile. "I haven't got anyone to call. To be honest... no one will have even noticed I've gone."

5 jun 03 16:54 to Becky

from Suze

Bex. Sorry I missed u. Why aren't u answering the phone? Had disastrous day at picnic. We all got stung by wasps. I miss u. Am coming to London to visit.

Call me.

Suzexxxx

6 jun 03 10:02 to Becky

from Suze

Hi, Bex, I'm here. Where RU? Please call!!!! Suzex

6 jun 03 2:36 to Becky f rom Suze

Bex. Where RU????????????????

Suzexxxx

Eighteen

I DON'T SLEEP well.

In fact, I'm not sure I sleep at all. I seem to have spent the whole night staring at the uneven ceiling of Edie's B&B, my mind going round and round in circles. Except I must have slept for a bit, because when I wake up in the morning my head is full of a terrible dream where I turned into Alicia Bitch Long-legs. I was wearing a pink suit and laughing with a horrible sneer and Jess was looking all pale and crushed. In fact, now that I think about it, Jess looked a bit like me.

Just the thought of it makes me queasy. I have to do something about this.

I'm not hungry, but Edie has cooked a full English breakfast and doesn't seem impressed when I say I normally have just a piece of toast. So I nibble at some

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