Page 163 of The Silent Appeal

I’ve read your email.

4:13 p.m. Kevin wrote:

The percentages are wrong. I know. Celia informed me by return email, within five minutes. Almost a record.

4:14 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Tried to round things up and down to encourage more donations and got mixed up. Nicky-Rose does my accounts now and math was never my forte.

4:15 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

“I reserve my most boundless praise for my lovely assistant director, Nicky-Rose.”

4:15 p.m. Kevin wrote:

SHIT.

4:16 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

I made the posters, did all the shopping, liaised with everyone.

4:16 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Wasn’t deliberate, you just slipped my mind.

4:19 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Only singled out Nicky-Rose because, while we don’t know exactly what happened, she OBVIOUSLY has stuff going on in her life and the fact she’s committed to the play and is REALLY giving it her all meant I wanted to recognize her contribution.

4:22 p.m. Kevin wrote:

That’s not to say YOU don’t have a lot going on in your life too. There’s your important marketing work, the care you give to our wonderful son and beautiful daughter, and the selfless way in which you employ Excel to keep our lives shipshape and organized.

4:25 p.m. Kevin wrote:

All that, AND you’re a supportive sister to Nicky-Rose and a caring daughter to Carol. What you manage to do, and with scarcely a word of complaint, is AMAZING, and no thanks or trite mention in an email could ever express the thanks nor pay the debt we all owe you.

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

It’s a pleasure.

4:26 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Sorry.

Message exchange between Karen Payne and Mark Digworth on April 27, 2025:

5:36 p.m. Karen wrote:

Amelia’s gonna be better for the play

5:37 p.m. Mark wrote:

Worth a try though. Maybe next time you’ll be lucky, eh babe?

To: Nicky-Rose Dearing

From: Stuart Kinsella