She dialled Sylvie’s number. It rang. Her thumb hovered over the ‘end call’ button. But she forced herself to let it ring. A sleepy voice answered. ‘Hello?’ ‘Sylvie? It’s Minnie. I’m calling to say sorry. That you had to investigate on your own. That Derek was rude to you. There. I’ve said it. That’s all.’ There was a long pause. Minnie could hear Sylvie breathe gently. Her grip tightened on the phone. ‘Apology accepted,’ Sylvie said finally. ‘Good. Right. Bye, then.’ ‘Wait!’ Sylvie said. ‘Are you investigating anything today? What’s going on? Where are you in the case?’ Minnie had no idea where they were in the case. Nowhere. ‘Dunno,’ she said. ‘Oh. Fine. Well, I can’t help today anyway. I’ve got performance classes. And I’m probably meeting my dad or something later. So, even if you needed me, I couldn’t come. I’ll see you around.’ Sylvie sounded crotchety and weird again. Minnie sighed. This apology business was more complicated than she’d thought.
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