Vetting Them by Wendy Lewis

Author:Wendy Lewis [Lewis, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lume Books
Published: 2015-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Two days later, after heavy rain, Romeo’s boot was again awash. There followed a slight altercation with the garage when Jackie said that the roof still leaked, and they said it didn’t. Nevertheless they took it in for the day to dry it out while they put more sealant around the sunroof. This somehow resulted in the clip which closed the roof, becoming partially detached, causing it to swing menacingly above her head as she drove home.

She pulled up outside her rented garage, got out, and lifted the metal door. As she got back into the car to drive in, Romeo hit her on the head with the swinging sunroof catch, which she had momentarily forgotten. She swore; then looked round to see if anyone had heard her, but the dark street seemed deserted.

“I’m pretty close to sending you to the scrapyard,” she told Romeo, promising herself a decent car as soon as she had saved a little more money. She drove into the garage, and spent a few minutes trying to fix the catch back into position. Then, as that didn’t work, she tried to wrench it off. That didn’t work either. She swore again, only more quietly this time. This meant another trip to the garage, and she had noticed the surreptitious smiles the staff had exchanged when she’d pulled up there that morning. She sighed, locked the garage door and began to walk home.

A car that she had passed on the turn into the road was still there. It had turned round and was now facing the other way, parked on a double yellow line. By the light of a nearby streetlamp, she could just make out that someone was sitting in the driving seat. She thought about crossing the street, but then told herself not to be so silly.

As she drew level with the car, the window slid down. She walked faster.

“Hey! Don’t run away. I only want to talk to you.” The car engine started and he began to follow her.

She didn’t run, but walked as fast as she could, listening to the engine behind her and looking round to see if anyone else was about. She would make some excuse to stop and talk to them if there were, but the streets around here always seemed to be deserted at this time of the evening. Surgery had run late, and everyone was already at home, having a meal, or watching their television screens: she could see flickering behind the closed curtains.

As she turned into her road, he overtook her and pulled up opposite her flat. He knew where she lived! It must be the same man. She began to search in her bag for her phone. He got out and positioned himself between her and the entrance to the flat and, as he saw what she was doing, he lunged forward to grab the phone. “No need for that,” he said. “I only want to get to know you. I think we would be good together.

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