Page 31 of The Silent Appeal

But you won’t be able to babysit for ANY of our rehearsals OR play week!

3:10 p.m. Carol wrote:

Correct.

Message exchange between Kevin and Sarah-Jane MacDonald on January 7, 2025:

3:11 p.m. Kevin wrote:

You won’t believe what I just found out. This is devastating.

3:11 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Has she told you? When?

3:11 p.m. Kevin wrote:

You know??

3:12 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Of course. I was the first—and I thought only—one she told.

3:12 p.m. Kevin wrote:

What can we do?

3:12 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Nothing. It’s her business.

3:13 p.m. Kevin wrote:

But with no one to babysit Sammy we’ll have to bring her to rehearsals. We can’t have that demonic child in the hall for rehearsals or play week.

3:13 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

What are you talking about?

3:14 p.m. Kevin wrote:

YOUR MOTHER AUDITIONING FOR MADAME DANGLARS BEHIND OUR BACKS!

3:15 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Mum’s got a part with Mendhams? NO WAY. Their schedule is exactly the same as ours.

Message exchange between Sarah-Jane MacDonald and Carol Dearing on January 7, 2025:

3:21 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Congratulations.

3:22 p.m. Carol wrote:

Thank you.

Message exchange between Carol Dearing and Denise Malcolm on January 7, 2025: