Page 233 of The Silent Appeal

7:59 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

No one’s seen her since curtain-up and now she’s not answering my texts.

8:03 a.m. Carol wrote:

Nicky-Rose is thirty-nine years old. She can do what she wants, when she wants.

8:05 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

It would be nice to know she’s ok. Did she get home?

8:05 a.m. Carol wrote:

I DON’T KNOW!

8:06 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Please, Mum, please check she’s in her room and that she’s all right.

8:06 a.m. Carol wrote:

No! Nicky-Rose is a big girl.

8:07 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Just do this for me. Please.

8:08 a.m. Carol wrote:

And if she’s not in her room? “Grown adult stays out all night,” whoopee!

8:08 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Please.

8:09 a.m. Carol wrote:

Nicky-Rose is a very capable woman.

8:10 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

She’s not, Mum. That’s why I’m so worried.

8:11 a.m. Carol wrote:

What do you mean, she’s not! She’s been looking after herself very well for twenty years.

8:17 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

She had a breakdown. Her boyfriend left for Indonesia, then things went wrong with Trina, she smashed up their office and a neighbor called the police. She was held at a psychiatric unit, but while she was there Trina forged all sorts of documents, sold her house to pay company debts.

8:24 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

She was in the hospital for months, then tried to get back on her feet but couldn’t. She didn’t want me to tell you.

8:26 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

It’s why she came back home. Please check she’s ok. For me.