Chapter 8When he could no longer delay his return to Kingsdown, Kenneth felt drained. He’d turned his predicament round and round in his head and had got no further. At least I have another week before having to shell out more rent, he thought as he sat on the bed, looking up at the ugly bulge which seemed to have grown more ominous since that morning. If the ceiling holds up that long. If not, I can join Kit as a ghost and haunt the place ready for Halloween.
Both Judith and Gino had offered to have him stay, but he couldn’t possibly accept. It would be too hurtful if he turned down his dad’s proposal only to live around the corner, and his parents’ outraged reaction would have consequences for Judith and her parents. Gino’s large family already struggled for space in their living quarte
