To Dare by Jemma Wayne

Author:Jemma Wayne [Wayne, Jemma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Legend Times Group
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Sarah

“Look, it’s not set in stone. At this stage, as I explained to David, it’s just a concern,” smiled Veronica.

“Do you usually track parents down outside of school?”

Sarah had appeared, uninvited, after school that Monday, on Veronica’s expensively-tiled doorstep. A last-minute change to a case had prevented her normal Monday pick-up, but she had been seething all weekend, making David repeat again and again exactly what Veronica had said. Veronica’s face looked pale at the intrusion, caught off guard perhaps. This was a meandering, not what she expected of Sarah. But if Veronica was going to snake her way across town to David, insert herself into their personal sphere, then Sarah could do the same. Besides, they were friends, weren’t they?

“Of course not. Only because of our relationship. I didn’t want to spring it on you with a formal letter.”

Sarah nodded with what she hoped Veronica would realise was absolute scepticism.

Veronica stood up slightly from her leaned stance against the doorframe. “Do you want to come in?”

“No thanks. I have to get home to my kids.”

Veronica smiled more broadly, but an unnerving coldness crept now beneath it. She never did like to be refused.

“Okay. Well, why don’t we set up a formal meeting then? As I mentioned to David, I’m required to give a report of each child before they go up to the Juniors next year. So that their, needs, can be met.”

“Amelia has no special ‘needs’ if that’s what you’re suggesting.”

“Perhaps. Perhaps not. That’s what we need to determine.”

“Veronica, you know she doesn’t.”

Veronica smiled again. “Sarah, I don’t mean to be rude, but I spend a great deal more time with your daughter than you do really, don’t I?” She looked emphatically at her watch. “So, let’s start with a meeting. You’d do that, wouldn’t you? I mean, what would you do… for your daughter?”

Sarah felt her breath catch in her chest. “What? What did you say?”

Veronica continued to beam innocently. “What?”

Sarah didn’t know how to respond. Should she hit her? Should she berate her? Should she plead with her? What on earth did Veronica want?

“Dinner sometime?” Veronica said eventually into the blistering air. “When you don’t have to rush away, to your children. We can reminisce properly then. There’s still lots to tell, I’m sure.”

Sarah didn’t nod, or agree, she couldn’t. But she didn’t say no either. “Goodnight, Veronica,” she made herself utter. And forced herself again not to glance back to see Veronica’s triumph at the open door.

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