Madge goes on to tell Mark, a little about her late husband, and how he used to work at the old car factory, plus about his love of music. Then she tells Mark how Eddie shares his late father’s passion. In fact, the couple continue to chat for quite a while without realising it.
Ellie interrupts Madge and Marks conversation by shouting from the shed, so the couple go to see what all the fuss is about.
‘Another hour or so and we’ll have the outside finished. Do you like the passion purple colour now it’s on your shed, Madge?’ asks Ellie, sporting splashes and dribbles of purple paint all over her clothes.
‘Yes, I do,’ replies Madge, eyeing the area of painted shed. ‘As I mentioned before, Ellie, purple is one of my favourite colours, and now it’s on my shed it looks cool.’ She smiles, pu
