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Chapter One
Penny was the onlypassenger left in arrivals, apart from a single taxi driver. He held a plaque with her maiden name printed in bold letters, Penny West. Surely that couldn’t be a coincidence? She wandered over to him.
“Hi there, my husband was due to collect me today, but he hasn’t showed. My maiden name was Penny West; are you waiting for me?”
“Dunno, luv, the sheet says to collect a Penny West and take her to Highgate, North London. Where are you headed?” he asked.
“I’m Dulwich, south of the river, sorry.” Penny turned to walk away.
“Wait, I’ll take you. There don’t seem to be any more passengers coming through. At least if I take you, I get a fare. Shall I take your case?”
“No, thanks, I can manage.” She followed the man to his large people carrier. He stowed her luggage and Penny climbed into a passenger seat.
“What address, luv?” the driver asked.
“The Firs, College Road, Dulwich Village, SE 21.”
Making herself comfortable, she pulled out her phone to check her messages. Maybe something had come up at work, but it was unusual for her daddy, David, to forget to collect her. Penny couldn’t help but feel anxious.Where the hell is his number?Going into her contacts list, every number appeared to be different. She spotted her sister Allie’s name and pressed dial.
“Hello?”
“Hi, is Allie there?” she asked, thrown by the sound of a child’s voice answering the phone.
“Hey, Auntie! Did you buy me something from America?”
“What?”
“Give me the phone, Lucy... Hi, you’re back! How was the flight? When did you land?”
“Allie?” she asked.
“Yes?”
“Who is Lucy?” She waited for a reply that was a long time coming.
“Ha ha, you’re kidding right? She hasn’t changed that much in a week! By the way, the kids can’t wait to see you.”
