Lost in sombre thought, Maeve was slow to notice the two figures approaching through the murk until she recognised Brendan and Finola.
‘Oh, there you are, Maeve, we’ve been all over. Where’s Kate? Where is she? Don’t say…Oh, Mother of God, don’t say…’ Brendan’s voice was high.
‘Shh…she’s in the wo…hospital.’ She took Finola’s hands and rubbed them between her own - though who could say which were the colder. ‘Anyway, how did you know to come looking - we shouldn’t be home from work by now?’
Finola said, ‘It was Mrs Levy - Anna - a friend works in the same place, and she told her Kate had been carried out.’ She began to sob.
‘No, hush, love. She’ll be all right, I’ve got medicine for her, and she’ll be home soon - she’s just having to rest for a day or two.’
Once home, Maeve resolved t
