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her suitcase, chose a spicy tea with chocolate flavour and switched on the electric kettle. Her mobile whistled and Nikki froze. The message wasn’t from Patrik but from her son Axel who wondered if she was awake. You’re so sweet, she thought while scrolling down her contact list until she saw his name.
    ”Good morning, how are you?”
    ”Fine, finally it’s the weekend. What about yourself?”
    ”Well, I’m quite fine.” Nikki realized she wasn’t lying. She smiled and continued.” I was just going to have a cup of tea and then I’ll relax on the beach, reading a little.” She didn’t feel she had to update her son on what she had escaped from the night before in another hotel in another town. In addition, Axel thought she was in Mallorca. Nikki hadn’t wanted to reveal she was in Cyprus in case Linn decided to call their house. ”What’s on the program today?”
    ”Me and AT are going to find out if we can go to Australia to work. My old class-mate, you remember Lina, she went down to Melbourne. Now she has a myriad of friends and a really good job. Mum, we’re talking about a lot of money.”
    ”You’re too sweet”, Nikki laughed. ”It’s good you have some plans for the future. If you think Australia sounds good, go for it. Little Sweden will still be around if you get home-sick. Surf around a bit on travel blogs, there’s a lot of information there.”
    ”I’ve already been surfing around quite a bit. You know, Lina says they are paid the same salaries as in Norway. Do you get it?”
    ”Is that true?” Nikki asked surprised. ”That sounds fantastic. By the way have you checked how long in advance you need to give notice?”
    ”Yeah, a month. Tonight after work I’ll have a look at how much a ticket to Sydney would be.”
    ”You’re funny”, Nikki smiled looking in the bathroom mirror. ”At least you don’t waste time and I like that. You know that I support you and you know what I’ve told you. Get out and see the world before you get tied up with somebody or something. What are you going to do today, then?” Nikki went to her suitcase and took out a few extra bikinis and a sarong, putting them in her pink beach-bag. She also picked up a few magazines about health and food.
    ”Ah, I don’t know. I think I’ll see a few pals after work.”
    ”Cool. Are you cooking some food or has it only been take-away now that I’m gone?”
    ”No, I eat every evening after practice. Listen, I have to go soon, my work is calling me. I just wanted to get in touch…by the way, I almost forgot. You had a letter from Linn.”
    ”Linn?” Nikki felt her stomach cramp and the vicious knot which had almost gone away came back like a bolt of lightening.
    ”Yes, she’s drawn some flowers on the back of the envelope and written her name as the sender. Very old-fashioned in my opinion. There is actually something called mail, Facebook or sms.”
    Nikki nervously cleared her throat and pulled her hand through her damp hair. Her guts told her that Linn knew. ”Damn it”, she said out loud, without thinking.
    ”Is everything OK, Mum?” Axel carefully asked.
    ”Everything’s fine”, she lied. ”It’s just strange that Linn would have sent a letter.” She looked out through the window, studying the hotel guests by the pool. ”Well, well, leave it there and I’ll take care of it when I get home on Sunday.”
    Nikki sank down on the soft bed. She was frustrated while trying to block out the worst thoughts. Had Linn first sent the letter and then come down to Cyprus to catch us in the act, or what? What the hell was going on? Nikki aimlessly walked around the room until she felt she was going crazy.
    I have to get hold of Patrik, she thought. Linn should have met him by now and he must have an inkling if she knows about us or not. Nikki got her mobile and sent a short message.
    Hi, all well here. Have you met Linn? Does she know about us?/ Nikki
    At the same moment she pressed Send, Nikki