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Moss riting this down in her pocket book She looked up at Erika,

‘Did you two, you know?’ she smiled

‘Is that an official question?’

Moss closed her notebook, ‘No, it’s ues and friends rinned

‘Can we concentrate on what is happening here?’

‘Yes, Boss Blink once for yes and twice for no’

‘Moss!’

‘Sorry, I won’t ain’

‘Good Can I see my sister?’

‘Course, Boss’

Erika had never hbour on the top floor, a cheerful blooman called Alison She was in her forties and had a mass of messy curls

‘Ello,’ she said when she opened the door ‘Your sister and the kids are in the lounge, shook up they are’ She spoke with a soft Welsh accent and wore a flower print dress Her flat was larger than Erika’s, and comfortable Filled with rustic wooden furniture, books, and pictures of fa roo to the translator, a tall thin reen corduroy suit who perched on the coffee table opposite Eva was asleep in her ar sofa Between thee elderly Rottweiler, asleep with his head on Karolina’s lap and his back feet on Jakub

‘Erika,’ said Lenka seeing her with Moss Erika went over and hugged her and Eva

‘I’m sorry I’m so sorry I stormed off like that,’ said Erika

‘I’m sorry for what I said, I didn’t ood and I love you, ‘said Erika They hugged again, and then Erika went to the kids and asked if they were okay They nodded sole ear, and Jakub tilted his head where Erika was blocking his view to the cartoons on the TV

’So everything is okay?’ asked Moss ‘I couldn’t understand a bloody word of that’

‘Nor could I, and I speak Welsh,’ said Alison, adding, ‘That’s Duke by the way He’s seventeen, spends all day sleeping and farting… he didn’t hear your intruder’

‘Thanks for letting the,’ said Erika ‘Sorry I never caies away ‘It always takes a crisis to bring people together, you fancy a cuppa?’

Erika and Moss nodded

They all sat doith tea, and the translator departed now that Erika could translate what Lenka was saying

‘Did you get a look at whoever it was?’ asked Erika