Keith does all of this with a sense of calm, a fragile inner-peace. Because he really is in control now. For the first time in his life, what happens next is up to him.
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And the first thing which needs doing is to get rid of those damn bodies. The arrival of those two intruders an hour or so ago really put the cat amongst the pigeons. He ’ d already started the morning ’ s cull, but the interruption and associated noise meant that those bodies he didn ’ t deal with were left to wander. They found their way to the bungalow (no surprise – his banging and Anna ’ s crying didn ’ t help) and they ’ re not going anywhere. They frequently block out the light as they wander back and forth past the boarded-up windows.
‘ You don ’ t have to kill them all, ’ Anna says, nerves mounting again as sh
