Cold Case by M A Comley

Author:M A Comley [Comley, M A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeamel Publishing Limited
Published: 2017-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

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Sally and Jack arrived at the school with five minutes to spare. Sally had attended Highfield School herself as a teenager, and she had mixed feelings as she walked through the gates and entered the winding corridors that led to the music department. She had enjoyed most of her lessons, with the exception of geography, which she truly detested. Maybe it was because of the madcap things her geography teacher used to say during his classes. But it was the memory of being hounded by a small group of bullies that saddened her. The girls, all her own age of fourteen, had ruled the school playground. They hadn’t just singled out one of the pupils, they had shared their unwanted attention around the whole class, including the boys. One day they picked on the wrong person—a girl called Virginia Sandalwood, who had taken up karate after school. Sally had witnessed the day Virginia caught the gang picking on a girl named Christine, who had a hearing defect. Virginia went nuts, and beginning with the leader, she tore into the five girls in the group, leaving them in a heap. Sally had intervened to prevent Virginia from attacking the bullies further. The bullies got to their feet and bolted before Virginia could continue her assault. They had never had the guts to try it on with any other pupil after that day.

“Why are you smiling?” Jack asked, looking sideways at her.

“Just remembering the good times I used to have around here.”

“Wow, I didn’t realise you went to this school. How was it? My parents sent me to an all-boys’ school.”

“We had our ups and downs, but mostly, I had a really good time here.”

“I hated my school days. No fun without girls being around to tease.”

Sally swiped his arm. “Men!”

They rounded the corner to find a woman with purple hair and wearing half-moon glasses leaning against a doorframe. “Well it’s about time; you’re late. I’m Pamela Albright, head of the music department.”

Sally glanced at her watch. “Only two minutes late. Sorry for the inconvenience. Is everyone here?”

“Yes, well, except Jonathon Drake. He sent his apologies, as he has a dentist appointment at four fifteen.”

“That’s a shame. We’ll have to catch up with him another day then.”

“Sorry I have to ask, but I need to see your formal IDs. Can’t be too careful today, can we?”

Sally and Jack both produced their warrant cards and held them in front of the woman’s face. After scrutinising them, she nodded and pushed open the door behind her. “These are Sandra Ball and Lisa Atkins. Both ladies worked alongside Aisha Thomas before... well, before she died.”

“Okay, we’d like to interview you all separately. We shouldn’t take long, just a brief chat to ask what you can remember about your time working with Aisha and what you know about the incident surrounding her death.”

“Just a minute.” Mrs. Albright stepped out into the corridor and returned a few seconds later. “The room opposite is free. Use this room for interviews, and the rest of us can wait in the room opposite.

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