Whispers of Love by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781407069982
Publisher: Random House

Chapter Nineteen

Christabel stayed in her room all Saturday morning packing up her belongings and hoping that the landlady wouldn’t come knocking for her rent until midday. Her plan was to be out before then.

She wanted to leave going across to Wallasey until the afternoon, hoping that that would be the most opportune time to find them all at home, although since it was the last weekend before Christmas there was always the possibility that they would be out shopping.

She had no idea what number in Rolleston Drive they were living at, so, although she was footsore having had to walk all the way from Seacombe Ferry, she walked the full length of the tree-lined street, studying all the houses, and wondering if she would be able to recognise which one now belonged to Lewis.

She was admiring a very attractive detached house on the opposite side of the road when a tall, good-looking man and a young girl approached from the opposite direction and turned into the small driveway leading up to the front door. Christabel recognised Lewis immediately and, before she could stop herself, called out his name.

He paused and looked back over his shoulder. As she crossed over the road towards them he turned and raised his trilby staring at her in disbelief. ‘Christabel?’

‘Surprised to see me?’

‘Yes, I am rather,’ he said as he hugged and kissed her. ‘We received a Christmas card from Lilian saying you’d been to see them but she made no mention that you were coming back home so I presumed you’d returned to Buenos Aires.’

‘I’ve been here in Liverpool since November. It’s taken me a while to find my feet,’ she added with a deprecating laugh. ‘I expect you’ve completely forgotten me, haven’t you?’ she remarked turning and smiling at Kay.

‘No, I do remember you, Aunt Chrissy.’ Kay beamed. ‘You used to play with me and take me out.’

‘That’s right. You were only a little girl then; now you are almost as tall as me. You’ll be eleven next February, won’t you?’

‘Yes, fancy you remembering,’ Kay said hugging Christabel enthusiastically.

‘Well, come along, let’s all go indoors, Violet will be surprised to see you, Christabel,’ Lewis commented as he unlocked the front door and ushered her inside.

The house was warm and welcoming, beautifully furnished and Christabel could tell at a glance that Lewis was making a success of his life. Violet appeared to be as quiet and withdrawn as ever but she did show surprise when she saw who their visitor was.

‘I think this calls for a little celebration,’ Lewis said, breaking the slightly awkward silence. ‘Find some glasses, Violet, and I’ll bring out the sherry.’

‘Are you coming to stay with us, Aunt Chrissy?’ Kay asked as the three grown-ups clinked glasses.

There was an awkward silence, then Lewis and Violet both spoke together.

‘I expect your Aunt Chrissy has made other plans,’ Violet said quickly.

‘Great idea! Of course you must spend some time with us, Christabel,’ Lewis invited.

‘Thank you, Lewis, I would love to do that,’ she replied quickly before her brother could change his mind.

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