At 9.00 a.m. Benny knocked on the front door of Olivia's cottage. He had to make sure she wasn't home; that she wasn’t sick or taking a day off work. His heart thumped as he strained his ears for any sounds of movement inside. He had no idea what he would say if she opened the door; it had only been two days since he'd mowed her lawn.
He'd longed to go to the bus stop and wait for her, to see her again and hear her voice and talk to her. He replayed their conversation on Saturday morning over and over in his mind; she was interested in what he had to say, treated him like a normal person, and it made him feel warm inside. But she would think he was being creepy hanging around the bus stop, especially when it became obvious he wasn't catching a bus.
Silence inside. Benny slid his keys ou
