The Sophie Brown Mystery Series - Books 1 - 3 by Diane Ezzard

Author:Diane Ezzard [Ezzard, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

SOPHIE

I went to my meeting the following night. Mia, Joyce and Jack were there. I felt uncomfortable around all three of them for different reasons. Mia, because I’d confided in her about what happened with Charlie, Joyce because I wasn’t being one hundred percent honest with her and Jack because I’d found out his dirty secret. Of the three, it was Jack I was most upset with. His behaviour disappointed me.

I decided I wasn’t going to say much. I felt it was better for me just to listen. Generally, I felt better when I opened my mouth and spoke about what was on my mind, but I didn’t feel able to today. I listened to Jack. He spoke about how much he had changed. He said that he used to treat women badly, but he was a completely different person now. He looked straight at me when he said this. I decided either he was just a bare-faced liar, or he was so sick himself that he was in complete denial about his behaviours.

He came up to me at the end of the meeting.

“Hi, Sophie. How are you doing?”

“I’m okay.” I gave him a half smile and tried to turn away from him, but he grabbed hold of my arm.

“I saw you outside the Darcy’s house the other day. What were you doing there?” he whispered.

“I could ask you the same question.” I was affronted by his tone.

“Sophie, if you’re meddling in other people’s business then back off.” His voice was still soft. Mine was much louder.

“Hark at the kettle calling the pot black.” At my raised voice, people turned their heads to look over at me. Joyce was one of them. She frowned. It made me wonder if I had done something wrong, but I was angry with Jack. Joyce began to move towards me.

“Is there something you want to talk about only I sense a certain amount of antagonism towards me?” Jack said with a pasted-on smile.

“You should be so lucky. I wouldn’t even give you the time of day.” My voice was still raised. By now, Jack was frowning and looking perplexed and Joyce dragged me by the arm out of the door.

“What’s got into you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I stood in silence with my arms folded.

“Well when you want to talk about it, let me know.” Joyce walked off. That wasn’t what I’d expected. I thought she would be caring and considerate to my feelings not cold and aloof. I spotted Mia up by her car and I ran up to her.

I needed to talk to someone and Mia seemed the type to be able to keep a secret. Joyce was too friendly with Jack, so she wouldn’t believe me if I said anything bad about him. Plus, we weren’t on the best of terms now.

Mia invited me round to her house for coffee. I was relieved to get the invitation. I followed behind her in my car and she pulled up outside a council flat on Hillock Estate in Whitefield.

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