CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Sara and Ruth hadn’t spent a day together in such a long time. Ruth had asked her if she wanted to go out and do something but they both knew she didn’t. It was a cold and gloomy November day. Sara wanted to stay in and suggested they watch a film together and maybe bake a cake for the men. Ruth thought that was a splendid idea.
Sara tuned into the daytime television while Ruth went and had a shower first. She sat on the armchair with her feet curled up beneath her and took a moment to appreciate it, how nice it felt to not have to do anything. She wasn’t expected in at work. She didn’t have to clean her house or do any washing. She didn’t even have to make herself a cup of tea if she didn’t want to. All of those menial tasks that don’t require much but are so nice to
