Page 119 of One in Three

EM

Thank you.

POLICE

[Pause.] So you took it to be a threat, then, what Louise Page said?

EM

Well, I didn’t think she’d actuallydoanything at the time. But then poor Mr Page was killed, and I thought, it’s come true. That lovely girl just lost someone she loved, didn’t she?

Chapter 25

Caz

I press my back against the front door, as if it might splinter inward at any second. I only just got it shut in time; another moment, and Louise would’ve been in the house.

Panic sweeps through me as I fumble with the security chain, my spine prickling. I wouldn’t put it past her literally to stab me in the back. I’ve never seen her like this before. It’s as if she’s possessed. I know her history, I know what she’s capable of, but until this moment, I never really understood it.

The letter box flaps, and I see the tips of her fingers groping the air. ‘You fucking murderous bitch!’ Louise shrieks. ‘Come back out and face me!’

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