Page 141 of The Silent Appeal

Amelia?

6:57 a.m. Issy wrote:

Hi SJ! How’s Sammy? She’s so lively I’m not surprised you took her home for the night. Not that we got much sleep anyway as it turned out.

6:59 a.m. Issy wrote:

Did Kevin tell you a light fell down and a bit of it got stuck in Amelia’s leg? What we used to call in college a CG, which means “Charlie Gnarly”—not a clean puncture.

7:02 a.m. Issy wrote:

Sometimes CGs require skin grafts or packing, but Amelia’s lucky. They pinned her fracture through the wound and she just has stitches.

7:05 a.m. Issy wrote:

I left her with Lucas, but because she was given an anesthetic they’ll probably keep her in until this afternoon at the earliest.

7:05 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Can she walk?

7:06 a.m. Issy wrote:

I’m sure she’ll make a full recovery (unless there are complications you can’t foresee). But if that light had landed on her head or chest it could’ve been fatal.

7:07 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Will she be fit for play week?

7:10 a.m. Issy wrote:

It’s two months away, so maybe. A lower leg injury is tricky in the elderly. I saw a lot of horrible things below the knee when I worked in Jelly Antics. But Amelia’s young and she’ll hopefully heal very quickly.

7:12 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Do you know if Lucas has a background in law, by any chance?

Message exchange between Sarah-Jane MacDonald and Nicky-Rose Dearing on April 27, 2025:

7:15 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Are you awake?

7:18 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Did you see the accident?

7:19 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

How bad was it?

7:23 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Know anything about public liability law?

Message exchange between Mark Digworth and Kevin MacDonald on April 27, 2025:

8:10 a.m. Mark wrote: