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ignored the comment and asked again if she could help.
The old lady pulled at the rings on her finger. With some difficulty she took the rings off and put them on the counter.
“How much can you give me for these? I don’t want them anymore,” the old lady said.
Carol picked the rings up and began to examine them. “I can’t give you a price straight away. I need to look at them properly. Can you come back tomorrow?”
The old woman sighed, “I suppose so. Will you give me a good price? You won’t cheat me will you?”
Carol glared at the woman, “I never cheat anyone. Come back tomorrow.”
I stood up. My legs still felt weak but I walked over to the old lady and said, “Come back in a few days. We’re going to be closed for a while.”
“Are we? Why?” Carol now glared at me.
I looked at her and said, “Because there’s been a death of a very close friend and we’re closing the shop as a mark of respect.”
Carol looked down at the counter and muttered, “Yes, I suppose we have to do that.”
Then the old woman made us jump by banging her hand on the counter. She spat out, “Don’t talk to me about the dead! They can all go to hell!”
She slammed the door on her way out.
Carol tutted, “How rude.”
In the corner of the shop I saw a movement, like a shadow shifting. And I heard an anguished wail, like somebody’s heart was breaking.
Chapter 5
I told Carol that I didn’t feel up to working and I left the shop. The world felt different somehow, now that Rose wasn’t in it anymore.
I could feel tears prickling at my eyes and I knew I was going to start crying soon. I managed to hold myself together until I got home, then I broke down and had a really good cry.
Rose had been one of the kindest, most thoughtful people that I had ever known and I was going to miss her.
I felt sorry for myself for most of the day. Then I began to worry about my job. Would someone else take over? Would I still have a job?
Just after 3 o’clock I drove to school to pick Emily up.
As usual, she was full of questions.
“Mummy,” she began, “we’ve been learning about shapes today. Do you know what a cube is? I do. Do you know what a cuboid is? I do. When we get home can we find lots of shapes? I want to take them into school tomorrow.”
On the way home Emily pointed out different shapes that she spotted on our journey.
As soon as we got inside the house she began to race around looking for objects.
“Can you help me mummy? I need to find a sphere shape,” Emily asked.
I felt exhausted by the events of the day and told her I would help after I’d had a cup of tea.
“Rose will know where I can find a sphere shaped thing,” Emily said.
I sighed. I didn’t want to tell her about Rose just yet, but then someone at her school might find out and tell her instead.
I sat down on the settee and asked Emily to come and sit beside me.
“You can’t ask Rose about shapes,” I put my arm around Emily’s little shoulders.
“Why not?” Emily asked.
“Because Rose isn’t here any more,” I said.
Emily laughed, “Of course she is! She’s standing right behind you.”
I turned around. Emily was right. Rose was standing right behind me.
Chapter 6
I didn’t know what to say. I just stared at Rose.
Rose smiled at Emily and said, “Look in your toy box, Emily. You’ll find lots of different shapes in there. If you need any help just give me a shout.”
“Thanks, Auntie Rose,” Emily said. She jumped from the settee and raced up the stairs. A few seconds later I heard her banging around in her bedroom.
I was still staring at Rose.
“Close your mouth, Kate, love, I don’t need to see what you had for breakfast,” Rose said.
Rose came around the back of the settee and sat down next to me.
“You’re supposed to be dead,” I managed to say.
Rose chuckled, “I am dead. It’s a very peculiar feeling, I’m still getting used to it.”
“Does that mean
The old lady pulled at the rings on her finger. With some difficulty she took the rings off and put them on the counter.
“How much can you give me for these? I don’t want them anymore,” the old lady said.
Carol picked the rings up and began to examine them. “I can’t give you a price straight away. I need to look at them properly. Can you come back tomorrow?”
The old woman sighed, “I suppose so. Will you give me a good price? You won’t cheat me will you?”
Carol glared at the woman, “I never cheat anyone. Come back tomorrow.”
I stood up. My legs still felt weak but I walked over to the old lady and said, “Come back in a few days. We’re going to be closed for a while.”
“Are we? Why?” Carol now glared at me.
I looked at her and said, “Because there’s been a death of a very close friend and we’re closing the shop as a mark of respect.”
Carol looked down at the counter and muttered, “Yes, I suppose we have to do that.”
Then the old woman made us jump by banging her hand on the counter. She spat out, “Don’t talk to me about the dead! They can all go to hell!”
She slammed the door on her way out.
Carol tutted, “How rude.”
In the corner of the shop I saw a movement, like a shadow shifting. And I heard an anguished wail, like somebody’s heart was breaking.
Chapter 5
I told Carol that I didn’t feel up to working and I left the shop. The world felt different somehow, now that Rose wasn’t in it anymore.
I could feel tears prickling at my eyes and I knew I was going to start crying soon. I managed to hold myself together until I got home, then I broke down and had a really good cry.
Rose had been one of the kindest, most thoughtful people that I had ever known and I was going to miss her.
I felt sorry for myself for most of the day. Then I began to worry about my job. Would someone else take over? Would I still have a job?
Just after 3 o’clock I drove to school to pick Emily up.
As usual, she was full of questions.
“Mummy,” she began, “we’ve been learning about shapes today. Do you know what a cube is? I do. Do you know what a cuboid is? I do. When we get home can we find lots of shapes? I want to take them into school tomorrow.”
On the way home Emily pointed out different shapes that she spotted on our journey.
As soon as we got inside the house she began to race around looking for objects.
“Can you help me mummy? I need to find a sphere shape,” Emily asked.
I felt exhausted by the events of the day and told her I would help after I’d had a cup of tea.
“Rose will know where I can find a sphere shaped thing,” Emily said.
I sighed. I didn’t want to tell her about Rose just yet, but then someone at her school might find out and tell her instead.
I sat down on the settee and asked Emily to come and sit beside me.
“You can’t ask Rose about shapes,” I put my arm around Emily’s little shoulders.
“Why not?” Emily asked.
“Because Rose isn’t here any more,” I said.
Emily laughed, “Of course she is! She’s standing right behind you.”
I turned around. Emily was right. Rose was standing right behind me.
Chapter 6
I didn’t know what to say. I just stared at Rose.
Rose smiled at Emily and said, “Look in your toy box, Emily. You’ll find lots of different shapes in there. If you need any help just give me a shout.”
“Thanks, Auntie Rose,” Emily said. She jumped from the settee and raced up the stairs. A few seconds later I heard her banging around in her bedroom.
I was still staring at Rose.
“Close your mouth, Kate, love, I don’t need to see what you had for breakfast,” Rose said.
Rose came around the back of the settee and sat down next to me.
“You’re supposed to be dead,” I managed to say.
Rose chuckled, “I am dead. It’s a very peculiar feeling, I’m still getting used to it.”
“Does that mean
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