He stirred and stretched on his bed, knowing he’d fallen asleep again after Leonie had brought him his morning tea. ‘Damn,’ he swore. By now she’d have gone to work. He couldn’t rush to answer it, he still felt half asleep. It would surely stop ringing before he reached it. He let his head fall back on the pillow and waited for the annoying noise to stop. It took a long time. Probably it was somebody wanting to speak to Leonie. About an hour later it started ringing again. Steve had his false leg strapped on and was almost dressed but he’d heard Mrs Killen come in and start to Hoover. He knew she’d answer it. He heard her call, ‘Mr Dransfield, somebody from the hospital wants to speak to you.’ He sighed, that must be June, but what could she want this early in the morning? Perhaps she was ringing to say she’d come and have supper with them tonight. He’d got to his feet but Mrs Killen was hammering on his bedroom door. ‘They say it’s important and can I get you to the phone.’ ‘All right, I’m coming.’ It made him irritable to be rushed.
