The Vintage Cinema Club by Jane Linfoot

Author:Jane Linfoot
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008119355
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2015-05-15T12:48:05.923000+00:00

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Thursday, 19th June

Postcard from Dida in Assisi to The Crew, Vintage at the Cinema

Snatching a delicious day alone in Assisi…Sitting on the steps at the Temple of Minerva, in the Piazza del Comune, eating a gelato. Company wonderfully civilised, hotels fab, food yummy, scenery sensational, oregano AMAZING. Best hols ever! Wish you were all here too. Love D xx

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Friday Afternoon, 20th June

LUCE & IZZY

Working at the cinema

Loose change and a ton of bricks

‘How’s the unloading going, and are you ready for a drink yet?’ Luce, perched on a high stool at the counter, work box in front of her, was sewing as she looked after the till.

‘Almost done, a tea would be awesome thanks.’ Izzy’s reply came from somewhere behind the Lloyd Loom chair she was lugging down the shop. ‘I’ll keep an eye here if you get drinks.’

For the last half hour Izzy had been dashing between the shop and van, bringing in the immediately saleable parts of a house clearance she’d done this morning.

Luce eased herself down from her seat, and when she came back with the drinks, Izzy was propping some step ladders by the doorway.

‘I wonder how Dida’s getting on.’ Luce plonked the mugs on the counter. Talking about Dida might just bring the conversation round to Ollie.

‘Poor Dida, she really didn’t want to go.’ Izzy frowned. ‘Do you think she’s heard back from the bank yet?’

‘Probably not.’ Even Luce, with her non-business brain, knew it was too early for that.

Given she’d asked the same question every day this week, Izzy was definitely anxious about the bank though at least she seemed to have forgotten about Ruby’s postcards. Luce was desperate to find out if Izzy had heard from Ollie lately, because since Luce sent Ollie that damned email in the early hours she’d been checking her inbox every five minutes, and eight days later, he still hadn’t replied.

Izzy took a slurp of tea, and began to write down stock numbers. ‘I can’t imagine Dida on a bike, but knowing how Dida pops life’s lemons straight into her g and t’s, I guess she’ll have made a bee line for the nearest pool and won’t move for the week.’

‘So did you finish all your bunting?’ Luce knew the dark circles under Izzy’s eyes were a giveaway. No doubt she’d been working round the clock to get it done, and maybe that also explained why she was less bouncy than usual. The fact she hadn’t heard Izzy swearing or sounding off at all yet today was a definite indication that Izzy’s energy levels were low.

‘I took the bunting round on Monday, and that’s the end of The Pink House cash cow.’ Izzy gave a visible shudder.

‘That’s it? Really?’ Luce put down the needle she was threading. ‘And what about Xander then? You should so get in there girl, he’s one dream boat that’s too good to miss.’

Izzy gave a diffident shrug. ‘Ship’s already sailed…back to London.’ She hesitated. ‘Not that it’s anything to do with me.’ She stuck her chin in the air just to underline the fact.

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