18. The Buzz
Message to social media accounts: There is always hope.
Gina opened a cubicle door from another public toilet in another place. The ladies washing their hands were speaking English, though it was with a strange accent.
“Excuse me,” Gina said, “could you please direct me to the local hospital. I must visit someone and I’m lost.”
“My poor dear, you’re miles away. You should catch a taxi,” one of the two ladies said.
“I don’t mind walking if you could point me in the right direction, please.”
“Helen, we could drop her off on our way to Stuart’s. It would only be a ten minute walk from there,” the other woman said.
“Marilyn,” Helen whispered, “she could be an axe murderer for all we know.”
“Helen, she has no bags and I hardly think she has an axe shoved down her top.” Mari
