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“What?”
“The bob, I mean it looks very smart, but I preferred it long,” Penny told her.
“Don’t be silly, I’ve worn it this way for years.” Allie reversed down the drive of the Victorian house. “I don’t understand; why would you think you lived here? Dulwich is miles away from us,” Allie asked, bewildered.
“I lived here with David. I don’t understand what is happening. I must be having a really bad dream, one of those realistic terror dreams. I read about them a while back. Yes, that’s it. I’ll wake up soon,” Penny muttered to herself.
“Look, I’m taking you home with me, there is something wrong. I’m not leaving you at your flat all alone while you are like this,” Allie said.
“Whatever, I’ll wake up soon,” she replied and closed her eyes.
They drove in silence through London at a crawl until Allie’s phone bleeped and she accepted the call.
“Hi, hon, where are you?” a male voice asked.
The man’s words triggered Penny’s memories. Honey, their beautiful golden retriever dog, named for her glorious coloured fur.Oh, David, where are you both?
“Not too long now, the traffic is a bitch at this time of day!” Allie replied.
“I picked the kids up like you asked. Shall I start supper?”
“Please, there’s last night’s shepherd’s pie in the fridge, heat that for the kids and we can have pasta later.” Penny listened to her sister; who was this guy? This was such a weird dream.
“How’s Penny?” he asked next.
“Um, fine but utterly exhausted. You’re on speaker, Jack,” Allie warned him.
“Ah, gotcha... Drive safe. See you soon!”
The bleep signalled the end of the call. Penny stared at her sister. “Who’s Jack?” she asked suspiciously.
“Don’t be silly, you know Jack. Did you bang your head in the turbulence on the plane?”
“Allie, where is Clare?” She was getting seriously concerned about her sister.
“Clare?”
“Don’t play games with me. I’m jetlagged and worried about David. I don’t need you stressing me out any more than I already am, okay?”
“Me playing games... What about you? Who the hell is this David you keep going on about?” Allie snapped.
“Seriously? Clare is your partner, the love of your life, and David is my husband. Also can you please explain why the hell we are driving to North London?”
