The One You Love (suspense mystery) by Pilkington Paul

Author:Pilkington, Paul [Pilkington, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-04-26T22:00:00+00:00

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The next day Emma took an early morning tube, resting her head against the window and stifling yawns. It had been a restless night, her mind buzzing with thoughts of whether she should meet Stuart. Would it be a potential disaster? After all, Lizzy was right; she wasn’t in the best frame of mind for meeting ex-partners. And it seemed especially unwise under the circumstances to meet someone with whom she had invested so much love in the past. She would have given the same advice as Lizzy if she had been in her position: steer clear. But she would also have offered her the same support her good friend had offered her, irrespective of what she decided.

Guy Roberts had reluctantly given her Stuart’s telephone number and home address. He was living just south of the river. Emma thought it ironic that the man who she thought had hated London so much had chosen to stay in the capital after their break-up. Maybe there had been something else wrong in their relationship.

Emma was surprised when she reached the address. She hadn’t really known what to expect, but the stained, concrete tower block certainly wasn’t it. It was the kind of place that under normal circumstances she wouldn’t have dreamt of going in. Emma hadn’t asked Guy what Stuart was doing these days, but it couldn’t have been that much if this was the best he could get.

She pressed the buzzer for his flat and waited. She had decided not to call him, and instead just turn up. If he was in, fine, if not, then maybe that would be a sign that she should leave well alone.

‘Hello?’ a voice said, unmistakably Stuart. It brought the memories flooding back, although they felt somehow distant, as if she was remembering someone else’s life, or was watching it up on the big screen.

‘Hi, Stuart,’ she said, her voice cracking with nerves.

There was silence.

‘Sally, is that you?’ he said.

‘It’s Emma,’ she said, thinking that Sally was probably his current girlfriend. ‘Emma Holden.’

More silence.

‘I’ll be straight down,’ he said.

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