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“Nige, you’re needed in Hannah’s room.” Laura handed him his headphones back. “Hurry!”
Disoriented from listening to Sammy Davis Junior, Nigel heard cheering in the distance. “Oh, what now?” All he wanted was a couple of hours of free time to listen to his favourite singers. It wasn’t too much to ask, was it? “What’s going on?”
“Nothing good,” Laura replied. “Come on!”
Intrigued, he walked out of the lounge, along the landing to Hannah’s room, where he found Tony, Hannah, and Laura standing in front of the window. He didn’t need to ask them to move as Laura backed away, giving him room. “What are you doing here? I thought you were at the pub with Darren?” He noticed a shared glance between Tony and Hannah.
“I had to dash back for something.” Tony kept staring out of the window.
He
