“THAT WAS NICE OF HER,” Sophie said as she shut the door behind Zack.
Zack nodded. “Certainly was.”
“I like her.” Sophie nodded as though she had come to a decision. “She’s a nice lady.”
“I have to agree,” Zack said. “She’s one of the few in the village to actually make an effort to get to know me.”
“She said she was a friend as well as a neighbour when she came round this afternoon. She didn’t say as much, but I think she was curious about who I was and what I was doing here. When she found out I was cleaning up after Sunday night, she stayed to help; she might be old, but boy can she scrub.” As though the house was hers rather than Zack’s, she led the way along the passage to the kitchen, where she took the carriers and put them on the side, so she could unpack the shopping. “If it h
