EpilogueSheila took the envelope out of its hiding place and laid it on the coffee table.
“This is signed by your Da,” she whispered, “To confirm that what I'm about to tell you is the truth.”
Roland frowned and picked up the sealed note, but he didn't open it, “I'm listening.”
Sheila breathed heavily and cleared her throat before embarking on the hardest task of her life.
“When I was seventeen,” she explained, “I fell in love with an older man. Being young and stupid, I thought it was the real thing, I would have done anything just to be with him.”
“What's this got to do with….”Roland interrupted, thinking he was just about to be regaled with a full account of Sheila's life story.
She held up a hand to gesture that he needed to listen before continuing, “Unfortunately the man whom I
