Chapter Four
Jacqueline drives the silver unmarked police vehicle quickly out from under the yellow swing boom barrier away from the hospital. They swiftly move into the dense traffic behind The Fish Friday Company truck and travel along the pristine streets of the busy city, following the signs for the water front.
Jacqueline guides the large car onto a dual carriageway overtakes the truck and accelerates through the other vehicles. Matilda is her front seat passenger.
Both of them look exhausted. Matilda fixes her scrunchy tight around her messy hair, turns the air vent away from her face and reclines her seat back. She floods eye drops into both of her eyes then mops up the tears with her white kitchen roll. With a huge sigh she speaks.
“I can’t believe it, this is my second day her
