7 HOURS
It’s already gone four o’clock by the time we leave. As Jenny has her car parked outside, she offers to drive me home. She tells me she won’t stay, as she can’t get out of working this evening, but will drop by when she finishes. Besides Jenny’s day job, she often works in the evening, assisting her brother, Philip, who opened a specialist clinic to help people get over phobias, stop smoking, or give up other addictions. Alesha insists she wants to come with me and says she won’t leave me alone. Jenny claims she’s happy that I’ll have someone with me, and she’ll check in later. However, there’s something in her tone. I detect some animosity between her and Alesha.
Progress is slow, hampered by early rush hour traffic compounded by the late end of the school run. As the car crosse
