Page 104 of The Silent Appeal

There’s an American tech entrepreneur speaking at the school.

4:18 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

So?

4:20 p.m. Kevin wrote:

He’ll probably end up working in tech, he might as well take advantage of the opportunity.

4:21 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

You need me to watch the performance. See things you miss.

4:22 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Not now I have Nicky-Rose.

4:22 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

So you WANT me to stay away from rehearsals.

4:26 p.m. Kevin wrote:

I’d much rather have you telling me what to do than anyone else, but your sister has some pretty inventive ideas and is very good at explaining what she wants to see.

4:26 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

So, I have to stay home with Sammy two weeks in a row? Well that’s just BRILLIANT.

4:27 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Breathe. You’re a ship in a bottle.

4:28 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

I’m practically a trad wife and it’s not funny.

4:29 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Relax. Repeat: This is not my circus.

4:30 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Oh, go to hell!

Message exchange between Nick and Joyce Walford on February 17, 2025:

9:24 p.m. Nick wrote:

Barry all right?

9:27 p.m. Joyce wrote:

Why? What’s he said to you?

9:28 p.m. Nick wrote:

Nothing, but heard Lucas tell him to cover if his missus asks where he is tonight.