I cannot identify it but it troubles me and sends my mind into a spin. At the same time, she has been so kind, so hospitable. I have been attending the community’s activities with her, and I am glad of this. I accompanied Julia on her grocery shop today. We had to drive to the nearest large town as there is only a small corner shop in the village. She explained she often had to entertain and needed to bulk buy. It’s an alien concept for me. Furthermore, the money spent on luxuries surprised me. What a lot of money Julia and Iain have. She explained it was from ‘pooled resources’ the community keeps. On the way home Julia decided to pay a visit to a young girl, Helen Taylor, who lives with her father on the outskirts of the village in a large, rambling farmhouse. I couldn’t discern the details but it seemed her mother had met an untimely end some months ago. Best thing for her, Julia seemed to mutter as she stared straight ahead at the winding road leading up to Helen’s home.
