Page 36 of The Silent Appeal

2:51 p.m. Kevin wrote:

You can borrow Mum’s once you’ve passed.

2:59 p.m. Harley wrote:

Not every Monday. Gaming league and band. Can’t do play week.

3:00 p.m. Kevin wrote:

That’s a deal! Thanks, H, love you.

Message exchange between Kevin and Sarah-Jane MacDonald on January 10, 2025:

3:02 p.m. Kevin wrote:

All sorted. Our firstborn will babysit while we’re at rehearsals.

3:02 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

He’s a seventeen-year-old boy.

3:05 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Who knows and loves his little sister and vice versa.

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

I hope Nicky-Rose will come to rehearsals when she’s feeling up to it. Need to bide my time though.

3:12 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Yes! Get her down. We’ll need someone to prompt.

3:14 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Kevin, my sister was a professional dancer for nine years. Since then, she has devised and produced entertainment for huge cruise companies and run a business for over a decade.

3:15 p.m. Kevin wrote:

So? We need a prompt.

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

Ask Joyce or Myra.

3:16 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Joyce is in charge of intermission refreshments, and Myra will be six months pregnant. You can ASK Nicky-Rose, at least.

3:20 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

If I tread carefully and she agrees to be involved then we should use her professional experience. But that’s only when I’m certain she’s ready. Don’t say anything, but I’d LOVE her to be assistant director.

3:21 p.m. Kevin wrote:

Hello? I barely know her.

3:22 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote: