Chapter Eight
Tuesday 27th April 2010
07:58
Having justfinished a particularly greasy breakfast in what referred to itselfas a “restaurant” around the corner, Gary gets into the officeearlier than anyone else, despite or because of the fact that hehas not managed to get anything resembling sleep.
He is notsurprised to discover that the only person there is David Oswald.He looks very bright and alert considering they have only left theHaunt just over five hours before, which is more than can be saidfor Gary.
“Good morning, Gary!” He says.
David is by nomeans chipper when he says it, but he manages to rile Gary.
“‘Good morning’, is that all you can say to me?”
David looksslightly downcast. “I’m sorry about Isabelle.”
“I don’t understand what is happening,” Gary can hear thedespair i
