Chapter Six
‘Ask not for whom the bell tolls’ flickered into my mind, as the front door bell chimed, not once, but twice. Madam straightened up, c****d her ear to one side and listened.
“Damn it who the hell could that be?” She exclaimed in frustration.
I could see Madam’s annoyance build up in her face as she listened. The bell rang out again, demanding attention. Madam pulled of her latex skullcap, loosened and dropped her belt to the floor with a thud, then she scurried across the room, leaving us in our frustrated state. I heard her climb the steps then the door clunk shut and nothing else filtered down to me.
I could only remain where I was, bound and helpless to wait and listen, I couldn’t even comfort the despondent Ann. Well whether she was despondent or not, I could not real
