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Authors: Irena Nieslony
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this one stayed open until the early hours of the morning. At least David had promised not to say anything to Emma, admitting that he had to accept that she was growing up.
While Eve felt that Emma should be left to do what she wanted, the one thing she was determined about was that Emma was to be kept away from Yiannis Neonakis, her arch enemy.
Yiannis considered himself a gigolo, but he didn’t treat women at all well. The previous summer, Eve had blamed him for the death of his girlfriend, Laura. He hadn’t killed her himself, but he’d treated her so badly that she’d been forced to blackmail Phyllis Baldwin to get enough money for a ticket back to England. Unfortunately, Phyllis decided Laura knew too much and killed her.
Eve looked over at the sleeping form of David, knowing he would be very cross if he knew that she was thinking about the murder. However, she would keep it to herself as much as she could. David had been spending most of his time locked up in one of the spare rooms writing and with Emma arriving the next day, he would be moving back to his home to stay with her. He wouldn’t know much of what she was up to.
Oh yes, it’s all going to work out very nicely , thought Eve, smiling to herself in the dark.
Chapter 5
Eve got up at six the following morning after a fitful night’s sleep. Tossing and turning, she had woken up a couple of times during the night, once after having a terrible nightmare. In the dream, Eve found herself back in the cave discovering Lucy’s body. However, as she bent down to see if Lucy was alive, the ‘corpse’ jumped up and started to laugh. Lucy’s eyes opened and worms crept out of them, while snakes slithered all over her body. In the dream, Eve tried to move, but she couldn’t, while Lucy carried on laughing and stretched out her arms, almost touching a very frightened Eve. She tried to move again, but discovered that her feet were now stuck in quicksand and she was sinking. Eve screamed as she sunk deeper and deeper, but then she woke up, perspiring and feeling nauseous.
What on earth could that dream have meant? Eve asked herself.
She lay there for a moment, trembling and wondering if she had actually screamed out loud, but when she looked over at David, she was relieved to see that he was still fast asleep. She got up and quietly crept downstairs to get herself a glass of cold water. Looking at the clock, she saw it was only ten to three.
Returning to bed a few minutes later, Eve wondered if she’d be able to get back to sleep.
I don’t feel at all tired now. I just keep seeing Lucy’s face from the dream. It was frightful. Perhaps it was a sign that I shouldn’t lie to David, or maybe it’s a premonition that everything’s going to go wrong......... No, the dream’s telling me that Lucy was definitely murdered. That’s it; I’m sure of it.
Despite feeling wide awake, it wasn’t long before Eve drifted back to sleep again and this time she went into a deep dreamless sleep. When she woke at six and saw it was light, she didn’t feel scared at all, but was looking forward to finding out if Lucy had been murdered.
She glanced over at David. He was still asleep. Eve envied his ability to sleep for eight hours flat without waking up.
The sleep of the righteous, she thought, once again feeling a pang of guilt.
David usually got up at around seven to start work on his novel, often taking Eve’s dog, Portia, out for a walk just before breakfast.
This morning, Eve felt too excited to go back to sleep, so she decided to get up early and go out for a breath of fresh air.
This time of the morning will be lovely for a long walk. It won’t be too hot yet, nor will there be many people about. I’ll have time to think things through.
She got up quietly as she didn't want to wake David, and went to get herself a coffee before putting on her make-up. Eve refused to go anywhere without looking her best, even if she was just walking the dog.
While Eve felt that Emma should be left to do what she wanted, the one thing she was determined about was that Emma was to be kept away from Yiannis Neonakis, her arch enemy.
Yiannis considered himself a gigolo, but he didn’t treat women at all well. The previous summer, Eve had blamed him for the death of his girlfriend, Laura. He hadn’t killed her himself, but he’d treated her so badly that she’d been forced to blackmail Phyllis Baldwin to get enough money for a ticket back to England. Unfortunately, Phyllis decided Laura knew too much and killed her.
Eve looked over at the sleeping form of David, knowing he would be very cross if he knew that she was thinking about the murder. However, she would keep it to herself as much as she could. David had been spending most of his time locked up in one of the spare rooms writing and with Emma arriving the next day, he would be moving back to his home to stay with her. He wouldn’t know much of what she was up to.
Oh yes, it’s all going to work out very nicely , thought Eve, smiling to herself in the dark.
Chapter 5
Eve got up at six the following morning after a fitful night’s sleep. Tossing and turning, she had woken up a couple of times during the night, once after having a terrible nightmare. In the dream, Eve found herself back in the cave discovering Lucy’s body. However, as she bent down to see if Lucy was alive, the ‘corpse’ jumped up and started to laugh. Lucy’s eyes opened and worms crept out of them, while snakes slithered all over her body. In the dream, Eve tried to move, but she couldn’t, while Lucy carried on laughing and stretched out her arms, almost touching a very frightened Eve. She tried to move again, but discovered that her feet were now stuck in quicksand and she was sinking. Eve screamed as she sunk deeper and deeper, but then she woke up, perspiring and feeling nauseous.
What on earth could that dream have meant? Eve asked herself.
She lay there for a moment, trembling and wondering if she had actually screamed out loud, but when she looked over at David, she was relieved to see that he was still fast asleep. She got up and quietly crept downstairs to get herself a glass of cold water. Looking at the clock, she saw it was only ten to three.
Returning to bed a few minutes later, Eve wondered if she’d be able to get back to sleep.
I don’t feel at all tired now. I just keep seeing Lucy’s face from the dream. It was frightful. Perhaps it was a sign that I shouldn’t lie to David, or maybe it’s a premonition that everything’s going to go wrong......... No, the dream’s telling me that Lucy was definitely murdered. That’s it; I’m sure of it.
Despite feeling wide awake, it wasn’t long before Eve drifted back to sleep again and this time she went into a deep dreamless sleep. When she woke at six and saw it was light, she didn’t feel scared at all, but was looking forward to finding out if Lucy had been murdered.
She glanced over at David. He was still asleep. Eve envied his ability to sleep for eight hours flat without waking up.
The sleep of the righteous, she thought, once again feeling a pang of guilt.
David usually got up at around seven to start work on his novel, often taking Eve’s dog, Portia, out for a walk just before breakfast.
This morning, Eve felt too excited to go back to sleep, so she decided to get up early and go out for a breath of fresh air.
This time of the morning will be lovely for a long walk. It won’t be too hot yet, nor will there be many people about. I’ll have time to think things through.
She got up quietly as she didn't want to wake David, and went to get herself a coffee before putting on her make-up. Eve refused to go anywhere without looking her best, even if she was just walking the dog.
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