Chapter Nine
From One Mother to Another
The phone rang.
“Hello?”
“Oh, hello. Is that Mrs. Martin?”
“Yes, this is Mrs. Martin.”
“Mrs. Anne Martin?”
“Yes, this is Anne Martin. Who is this, please?”
“Oh, I’m sorry! This is Mrs. Hughes. I’m calling regarding the cruise ship incident … The Star Princess …”
Mrs. Martin interrupted, “Er, it’s okay,” she said, “ah … we have all our insurances in place. Everything’s been taken care of already, thank you. Okay, thanks for your call. Goodbye now.” She was about to put the phone down.
“No, wait … please! This isn’t about insurance. It’s not a sales call. I’m sorry … ah … let me explain, please. I’m looking for information … er … well … witnesses really … it’s regarding a missing boy?”
“I’m sorry, but we don’t know of any missing boys here.
