CHAPTER SIX
The next morning, Martha was up before everyone. To put the previous evening’s events to the back of her mind, she thought she would get up and prepare breakfast for everyone. It was a lovely day with the sun shining bright and a warm breeze blowing. She opened the back door and had the windows open and set about laying the table for them all to eat together. She could hear movement upstairs and knew it wouldn’t be long before she was faced with her betrayal. She didn’t know who she wanted to see the least but had hoped that today was a new day and that last night was the result of Peter having had too much to drink; despite the feeling she was trying to rid herself of that, she had actually enjoyed kissing Peter. Mae was the first to appear.
‘Morning, Martha, that early nigh
