The Trapped Wife: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a mind-blowing twist by Samantha Hayes

Author:Samantha Hayes [Hayes, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bookouture

Twenty-Four

Rhonda

‘But I thought you had a few days off for half-term?’ Chris says, stretching out in bed.

Rhonda doesn’t think he really minds too much if she goes into school today. It’s not like they had any particular plans, and he’ll no doubt just mooch around at home, exhausted from his run of shifts. Besides, Caitlin is home all day and they always enjoy spending time together.

‘Hopefully we can get it all sorted in one hit,’ Rhonda says, glancing away from her reflection in the bathroom mirror. She grabs a baggy sweatshirt and pulls it on over her T-shirt. She’s opted for her old leggings, knowing they’re likely to get filthy up in that loft. ‘And then we’ll have the rest of the week together.’

‘You mean you’ll have the rest of the week,’ Chris says, reaching for the coffee Rhonda had brought him up. ‘I’ve got two earlies then two lates, remember?’

‘In that case, we get to spend Sunday together,’ Rhonda reminds him as she ties up her hair in a band, securing it with a headscarf. She sits down on the bed, suddenly becoming pensive. ‘I’m really getting concerned about Jen,’ she says, biting her lip. She stares out of the window, the curtains only half pulled back. The sky is a slate grey, threatening rain. ‘That guy she had to stay over for a night, he’s still there and—’

Chris hoists himself up in bed, exposing his broad chest. Perhaps not quite as muscular as he was when they first met, and some of his hairs have turned silver, but Rhonda loves him even more for it. He frowns, waiting for her to continue.

‘He’s called Scott. Some friend of Jeremy’s, apparently, though I’ve not heard of him before. I got a funny vibe off him. Like he was getting his feet well under the table.’

‘Maybe he’s providing support, Ron.’ Chris shrugs, flopping back down onto his pillow. ‘If having a friend stay is what she needs right now, then I don’t see the problem.’

‘Jen’s pregnant,’ Rhonda says, immediately wishing she hadn’t. She fixes her stare on the wardrobe, thinking that if she doesn’t look Chris in the eye then perhaps it won’t feel quite so much like she’s betrayed her friend. And while Jen never said not to tell anyone, she didn’t say to tell anyone either.

Chris sits up again, blowing out through pursed lips. ‘That’s big news,’ he says, running his hands through his hair. ‘Did Jeremy know before he died?’

Rhonda shakes her head. ‘I don’t think so. It’s early days, from what I can make out.’ She swallows, wondering if she should test out her theory on Chris, or see if he arrives at the same conclusion. But then, he wasn’t party to the conversations about Jen’s suspicions of Jeremy having an affair and that, as a consequence, their sex life had nosedived. Though it only takes one time, and she’d not directly asked Jen about the father.

‘Is she pleased?’

‘Hard to tell,’ Rhonda says, getting up again and putting on her trainers.

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