SCANDAL
Kris’s house
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The coffee machine was whirring and spitting. Sian propped herself up on her crutches and poured two mugs full as Kris walked into the room.
‘I made you coffee,’ she said, nodding down towards the worktop, unable to pass the cup to him and stay balanced. Kris’s eyes were focused on his iPad, his face very worried-looking. ‘What’s up?’ she said.
Kris handed her the device and grabbed a cup, scraping a chair out from the table and flinging himself down into it. All the noise and sudden movements were making Sian edgy. He nodded down at the screen. ‘See for yourself.’ He took a loud slurp of his coffee.
Sian leaned against the counter and looked at the screen, a news app screaming headlines at her. ARE PUB BODIES OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS PAIR? In another paper, s
