We Used To Live Here : An addictive and gripping psychological thriller by Daniel Hurst

Author:Daniel Hurst [Hurst, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Daniel Hurst
Published: 2022-02-17T00:00:00+00:00

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Today was a ‘work from office’ day, and I was actually glad of it because it got me out of the house and away from the problems I have there. The builder has finally finished up, so I’m glad he’s gone, but things are still a little frosty between Steph and I ever since we argued after her nightmare. That’s why it was nice to have a change of scene and chat with some of my colleagues in person, rather than sitting in my study and tiptoeing around things with my wife whenever we crossed paths.

But work wasn’t exactly fun because there’s still the small matter of the business problems hanging over all of our heads and making us fear for the security of our jobs. There was one particular tense conversation in the staff room at lunchtime between me and three of my colleagues as we discussed the implications of what our boss had told us a little while ago and tried to predict what was going to happen next. There probably aren’t many places that are as riddled with negativity, moaning and back-stabbing as an office staff room, and I can’t say I came back from my lunch hour feeling better than when I had started it. But it’s no surprise that everyone in the office is worried.

Life demands that we earn money from a source of income, and if that source was to suddenly stop, how do things get paid for?

Like most of the people I’ve ever worked with in my life, I’ve tended to live ever so slightly beyond my means. Any pay rise has always been quickly swallowed up by me choosing to buy a better car, or a better house, or take better holidays. I can afford it all as long as I have my job. But if I don’t then I’ll quickly be regretting not just keeping the old car and the old house and sticking to cheap package deals to Tenerife rather than the trip to Disneyland Florida we took Charlie on just before Amelia was born.

It’s the new car that I’m driving now as I make my way back from the office in the direction of home. This really is a nice motor, but it’s pricy, and it’s going to feel even pricier if my salary stops. But if the worst happens and I do have to sell it then I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. For now, I’ll just enjoy travelling in comfort.

The bus will always be there if I need it.

I’m able to pick up my solemn mood by finding some good music to listen to on the radio, and as I keep on driving, stopping and starting through a series of traffic lights, I’m tapping away on the steering wheel and telling myself that tonight will be a good night. No frosty atmosphere in the house. No tension. No worries. Just me with a big smile on my face, a big hug for the kids, and then a nice glass of wine with my wife on the sofa.

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