‘You can go out and play with the others now you’ve had your sleep,’ she added, giving Sarah a quick hug.Entering the room swiftly, she heard an irregular rasping noise. She’d never heard a death rattle, but it had been spoken of enough times these last ten years past for her to fear the worst.‘Sarah,’ she said gently, taking her hand. ‘Are you all right?’There was no reply. For a moment, she thought the figure lying so still beneath the unruffled counterpane had left already. Then came another rasping breath. There was another long moment of silence, then the old woman turned her pale, worn face towards her. ‘Right as rain,’ she said weakly, her lips so dry the words were barely audible.Rose took up a glass of water from the bedside table. Deciding she was too weak to raise she simply moistened her lips with drops of water on her finger.Sarah smiled. Her eyes flicked open and she ran the tip of her tongue back and forth over her cracked lips.‘D’you know, Rose, Tom was here,’ she said, more clearly.
What do You think about The Woman From Kerry (2014)?
