She looked sheepish, out on the patio of the taverna, her cheeks full of colour after a good night’s sleep. ‘Little peach, I only fainted. Dehydration. Silly of me after weeks in bed – I should have known to drink more. And yesterday evening was so humid.’ ‘Plus I saw you enjoy a crafty retsina,’...
Good evening, I hope you enjoyed tonight’s show and appreciated the news that on Saturday we are hosting…an evacuee reunion lunch. I know that Historybuff, at least, will be delighted. The idea has, indeed, ignited Father’s enthusiasm. The amount of work necessary to arrange this get-together is ...
With one arm, Henrik pinned Yanis against the shop’s doorframe, whilst stretching the other out behind him. I grabbed it and he pulled me up. Hopping, I reached Mrs Manos and did my best to tear the men apart. As much as I appreciated Henrik’s intervention, I could look after myself – with words,...
In and out. And again. Anyone would think I was about to give birth. Well, Saffron would, seeing as my waist measurement was more than twenty-four inches. I smiled. Dear Johnny had well and truly extinguished any teenage insecurities I might have still harboured about not being a size zero. Curve...
As I emerged from the underground station he was leaning against a nearby wall. Around him teemed such a mish-mash of styles, it would have made the hardest game of “Where’s Wally?”.Moroccan women, draped in black, passed by carrying hessian bags. Tourists searched for bargains alongside local bo...
I’m concentrating!’ Luke, Melissa and I rolled our eyes at each other as Jess sat under the chandelier at the black circular breakfast table in Melissa’s kitchen. She stared hard at the two documents, like we all had, determined to find a difference between them. ‘We’re at a dead end, darlings,’ ...
What on earth is the matter with you?’ I slumped onto the sofa and ran a hand over the black leather. ‘So what if I’m late home…’ I glanced at my watch and yawned. ‘It’s only quarter to seven and we hadn’t agreed to do something together tonight, had we?’ He sat down next to me, all kitted out fo...