When the Lights Go on Again by Annie Groves

Author:Annie Groves [Groves, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical, Sagas, World War; 1939-1945, Family Life
ISBN: 9780007265947
Google: em-V3NMJ_FsC
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2010-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

Downstairs in the hallway Kieran had become trapped in conversation with a fellow pilot, Robin Lewis, from the same base as Kieran, who was telling him drunkenly about his girl, who had left him for someone else.

‘She never wanted me to join up. Wanted me to go into a reserved occupation like her dad, but a chap has to do his duty, doesn’t he?’

‘I should go and get some sleep, old chap,’ Kieran suggested. ‘You’ll feel better in the morning.’

‘No. Tried that before. Doesn’t work. Drink works, though. Want you to have a drink with me. Shouldn’t drink alone. Got a bottle…’ He waved a half-empty bottle of gin in front of Kieran.

Lou would be wondering where on earth he was. Kieran just hoped that she wouldn’t take it into her head to come looking for him. The last thing either of them needed was for Robin Lewis to start telling everyone that Lou had been in Kieran’s room, once he’d sobered up and they were back at their base. Word spread fast in the small community pilots inhabited, especially when it was gossip.

She was so tired. Where was Kieran? Lou stretched out on the bed. It wouldn’t hurt to close her eyes for a few minutes. They felt gritty and strained. Her heart was still racing, thudding into her chest wall, its fast pace wearying her. Lou closed her eyes. Inside her head she could still hear the beat of the music she’d danced to earlier. The GI had been a good dancer, but dancing with him hadn’t been as much fun as dancing with Sash. A small smile softened Lou’s mouth.

Sash. As girls sharing a bedroom their beds had been so close together that they could reach out and hold hands.

Sash. A tear rolled down Lou’s cheek from beneath her closed eyelids, followed by another. Her heart was still racing. Lou put her hand on her chest, wanting somehow to slow it down.

She was so tired. She yawned and then settled herself more comfortably on the bed, giving in and letting sleep claim her.

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