David was by far the easier of the two. He was sad and preoccupied with his problems, but he was friendly towards her. She found him easy to get on with and they usually had a chat when they met each other in the house. He was always very sweet with Francesca and she knew Edie loved him being there. Even she had begun to enjoy hearing his gentle voice around the place. But the terrible sadness in him weighed on her almost as if it was her own. She found herself thinking about him when she was at work, worrying about how he was. As for Gila, the combination of her bad English, her foreignness and her stony, unreachable grief meant that she could never seem to find a way of getting along with her.‘I feel so sorry for her. I can’t think of anything worse. But it’s ever so awkward at home with them there. You never know what mood Gila’s going to be in and she just won’t make an effort to talk to anyone. I just don’t know where to put myself when she’s there. And poor David – he’s the one doing everything and making all the effort when he must be heartbroken as well.
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