5
When Evie got back to the room, she found Jasmine sitting up in bed reading.
‘I thought you said you were tired, Jasmine.’
‘And I thought you were never going to stop talking to that obnoxious man.’
Evie raised her eyebrows, surprised at the strength of the reaction Howard Baxter had provoked in her daughter. ‘You were rude to him. I’m surprised at you making such a snap judgement.’
Jasmine said nothing, so Evie decided to let the mood pass and started to get ready for bed, folding her clothes and slipping on her nightdress. ‘Are all your things packed?’
‘Yes.’ Abrupt.
Evie moved to the basin and began cleaning her teeth, keen to avoid risking a row with her daughter.
She climbed into bed and switched off the lamp on the bedside table. ‘I think you should turn your light off too
