Emma had awoken from her sleep in Grace’s armchair feeling surprisingly refreshed, apart from a slight crick in the back of her neck, which she quickly stretched out. The underwear she had put in the tumble dryer was dry and so she dressed and made herself some buttered toast and another cup of coffee. Only after she had eaten most of the toast and drunk her coffee did she switch on her mobile again.
There were eleven more missed calls from Alice and one from Grace as well as supportive ‘get well soon’ texts from Danny and Jessica. Obviously, neither Grace nor Terry had told the team the real reason for her absence, for which she was grateful. She would tell them herself in her own good time.
The phone rang again. It was Grace. ‘Just checking that you’re OK, Emma. Your phone was switched
