“OK, he told himself, Chester shouldn’t have locked me in here. But he thinks he’s trying to help. He’s convinced that he can persuade me to break up with Nicola. All I have to do is get Chester to meet her; he’ll realize she’s not crazy. Then everything will be alright. Tom took a deep breath. He’d be scrupulously diplomatic now. So no more yelling or kicking the door, OK? ‘Nice and easy does it,’ he murmured to himself. A wise move right now would be to give Chester some space to cool down. So...on Chester will see the absurdity of keeping his friend prisoner, won’t he? After all, he can’t keep me locked up in a workshop forever. DIY jails are the kind of thing neighbours notice before long. Tom smiled. He felt his sense of humour trickling back. ‘We’ll be laughing about this in a few days,’ he said softly to himself. ‘Everything’s going to turn out fine.’ A rumble of thunder suggested that something disagreed. For the next ten minutes he amused himself by exploring his cell.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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