Page 57 of The Silent Appeal

10:49 a.m. Carol wrote:

And you would be terrified to ask him anything in case it drove him away again.

Message exchange between Sarah-Jane MacDonald and Nicky-Rose Dearing on January 31, 2025:

11:59 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Do you need a car?

12:27 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

There’s a Honda Civic rotting in our garage.

12:40 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Kevin will clean it up for you.

12:47 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

That would be good. Thanks.

12:48 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Don’t thank me. Come to rehearsal on Monday.

12:56 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

Need to think about it a bit more.

12:57 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

The following Monday then. February 10th. I’ll pick you up once Mum’s gone to Mendhams.

Message exchange between Kevin and Sarah-Jane MacDonald on January 31, 2025:

1:33 p.m. Kevin wrote:

NOT THE HONDA CIVIC

1:33 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

When did you last drive it?

1:34 p.m. Kevin wrote:

It was my first car! It smells of youth and optimism.

1:35 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Well, Nicky-Rose is a beggar not a chooser.

1:40 p.m. Kevin wrote:

I hit all of life’s milestones in that trusty steed. I was going to get it back on the road for Harley in the autumn. A father-and-son bonding project.

1:44 p.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Harley does not want a car that’s pushing thirty and hasn’t been driven in fifteen years. I’ve no idea why you kept it.