Chapter 14
One morning over breakfast Ben said, “I have something to tell you, Bryan, but I can’t go into it now. What time are you going to be home tonight?”
Bryan poured some milk into the coffee he was making. “I don’t know. The usual time I expect.”
“And what time is that?” Ben asked.
Bryan took a sip of his coffee. Had he detected a note of annoyance? ”About half past four, five o’clock. Why can’t you tell me now?”
Bryan’s mind began to ponder the possibilities. It wasn’t his birthday and he knew it wasn’t Ben’s.
“Because I have to get to work and you have to go to uni.”
Bryan sat down at the table opposite Ben. “Can you give me a clue what it’s about?”
“Bryan, I’ll tell you tonight, okay? There’s not enough time to go into it now. I only mentioned it because I’d like to talk
