It was Friday afternoon. Jessica said she had a dental appointment and asked Andy if he could pick Craig up from school. As Craig was due to spend the weekend at the farm, Andy didn’t mind. Although he would have preferred more than the twenty-four hour notice Jessica had given him. They’d arrived early; Luke said he was uncomfortable sitting in the van, so they’d decided to go for a short walk until Craig was let out.
“Uncle Andy. Luke. This is Dennis.”
Craig stood next to a thin boy a couple of inches shorter than him. The lad was dressed head to toe in black. He was smoking. Andy didn’t know why that bothered him so much. Hadn’t Luke come out from that pub for a cigarette break when they first talked? Now he thought about it, he couldn’t remember seeing Luke with a cigarette after th
