The Caldwell Girls by Rowena Summers

Author:Rowena Summers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Canelo
Published: 2023-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Immy’s letters were all the same, and although Daisy wrote back quite often, she never said much about what was happening at Flayton Camp. Immy would know all about basic training anyway. They were Jills of all trades while the army decided what to do with them, and several months after first donning a uniform, Daisy felt herself to be a seasoned recruit if nothing else, and she was laughing when she put Immy’s latest letter into her locker.

“Boyfriend?” Molly asked, knowing how avidly Daisy waited for letters from Glenn.

“Sister. And she thinks I’m the scatty one. She can’t seem to keep her mind on one thing at a time. But she’s chirpy enough, considering she does nothing more interesting that driving her middle-aged Captain around here, there and everywhere. He’s in Intelligence or something.”

“Lucky her.”

“Yes, but you wouldn’t want to do that, would you, Molly? I know you’re mad about car engines, but just driving and waiting around all day seems pretty dull to me. Anyway, it looks as if you’re going to get your wish to train as a proper mechanic, doesn’t it?”

“Fingers crossed,” Molly said, suiting the action to the words. “So what was so funny then?”

“Oh, Immy thinks I’m either scrubbing out kitchens or sitting behind a desk warding off the cheeky devils trying to get an extra bit of leave.”

“Which you have been. But you mean you haven’t told her about the rest?”

“I haven’t told any of them yet,” Daisy said. “I’m keeping it strictly to myself until I know for certain what’s going to happen.”

“When are these people coming down to audition you?”

“In a couple of weeks’ time, as far as I know. It’s a bit vague, to be honest,” Daisy said, feeling as though her heart was about to turn cartwheels at the thought. “I can’t believe that Naomi wants to audition as well, though. That was a turn-up, wasn’t it?”

Molly grinned. “Not really. You could hardly imagine her getting her hands dirty at anything, could you?”

Daisy paused. “That’s not what you think of me, is it?”

“’Course not, silly. I think you’ve got plenty of guts if you want to know. I couldn’t face standing in front of hundreds of leering squaddies and singing my heart out. I’d be frightened to death.”

Daisy laughed. “And it would help if you weren’t tone-deaf, of course.”

“I know,” Molly said cheerfully. “But what exactly is Naomi hoping to do?”

“Have you heard her sing?”

“Good Lord, you mean she’s going to be in competition?”

“No. We’re thinking of forming a duo,” Daisy said. “It’s something I once thought about, and Naomi has quite a good voice, deeper than mine, so we complement one another. At the next dance, she’s going to ask the compère if we can do a turn. A sort of try-out before the big event.”

It had seemed like a good idea at the time, but Daisy was wishing now that she felt as confident as she sounded. The monthly dance at the local Forces Club was hardly the same as entertaining a group of war-toughened troops.

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