Chapter Nine The next day Richard opens his door to find Rose outside in a sleeping bag. “Rose, what are you doing here? Haven’t you taken the hint? I’m not interested in you.” She jumps up out of the sleeping bag saying “Forget about us for a minute. I came here to warn you that this lad called Ali is going to try and kill you and it’s all my fault. I hired him and his mates to attack you. I’m so very sorry” Richard looks surprised “You’d better come in and tell me all about it.” Rose walks into his place and spills her guts trying to hold back the tears as she does so. “You made me so crazy I wanted to die. At first, I just wanted to hurt you in any way I could but then thought, if you got beaten up badly and put in hospital, you would be a captive audience and I could make you see how

