“Why would Georgie go to Wild Pony Rock? And after dark? I’ve never been to the rock when I visited the Carpenters on Master Island. The rotten thing terrifies me.The pulse in my throat throbs; I take deep breaths to steady myself.I’ve left a piece of dry toast and a half-empty cup of cold coffee on the kitchen bench. I need to clear them away and scrub the surface. I leap to my feet, don my rubber gloves and run the hot water into the sink. I have to keep control of the fear which threatens to ...dismantle my very being.Clean, clean.It’s Ally’s fault. If she hadn’t been so full of herself, so damn self-righteous, I would have never gotten into this mess. From the moment I first met that girl, the day I answered Pam’s advertisement about sharing the flat, Ally has dominated my life. I know she doesn’t realise how pathetic she makes me feel. I couldn’t bear it if she knew, but not because she’d be snide. Oh no, not Ally. She’d be so nice and understanding. Her mother loves her.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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