The police arrived again for another house search and, on this occasion, examined Jim and Annabel’s stretches.
There was a fat police officer and the young officer who had taken Jim’s statement before
“I thought you would have been abroad by now,” said the young officer. “I just need you to sign this.”
The police officer handed Jim a tablet. It was a declaration stating that Jim was aware of the curfew for those with refugee heritage.
“I also need you to answer a few questions,” he said, taking the tablet back from Jim. “Where do you do your shopping?”
The police officer changed apps on the tablet to one which had a survey which Jim had to complete.
“We do most of our shopping here in the village,” Jim explained. “The bus service is so unreliable now that we can’t guarantee we can ge
