3.13
That evening, when the sun had set and a soft breeze blew in through an open window, Yvette sat on the empty sofa, relishing the comfort of the house free of Angus. For a few minutes she fell into a doze listening to Heather’s meditation music spilling from her room across the hall. Then she stood up spontaneously and before she changed her mind she phoned Thomas, seizing the chance to reconnect, wanting above all to gather her friends around her and extract some fun from life. After a brief exchange about her new life in Fremantle, choir and how wonderful Heather was, she told him about her encounter with Gordon and the play.
‘I mentioned you and he thought you might like to be in it. He even has a role for me.’
‘For you?’
‘He wants me to be Penelope Pinchgut.’
‘Penelope Pinchgu
