8
Wheels
Leaving Doreen to her systematic breakdown of everything Jessica had once held dear, she headed off to where it had all begun to go wrong: her parents’ house in Clifton. She had planned to ask for any final details or updates, but when she arrived, her parents were uncharacteristically out. Standing on the doorstep, Jessica called her dad.
‘Oh, hi, love. What’s the matter?’
‘I’m standing outside your door, Dad. Where are you? You’re not supposed to leave for another week.’
Benjamin chuckled. ‘Oh, well, your mother and I decided that we might as well warm up for the cruise with a few days shopping in London. Your mother really couldn’t make a decision on which shawl was best, so we thought we’d spend a couple of days on Oxford Street looking for a better one. Oh, and take in a
