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I feel Anna’s eyes onout the proper medicine for Kayti and the proper dose

“When did it come on?” I ask

“Sunday evening”

“I wish you’d have paged me”

When I return to the chair Anna’s sat in, bearing the bag with the e look on her face

“What’s the matter, Anna?”

She purses her lips and sweeps a strand of hair fro to meet my eyes

“I’m afraid I’m a bit confused”

Her eyes flash to ht”

I ignore the tightness in my throat as I say, “I was at the Patches”

“No you weren’t! Your car was here”

“I walked—”

“You walked to see hilitter “Maura saw you leave there in the early hours! She went for a hill-walk to the ponds”

Tears spill down Anna’s cheeks I feel so faint, I grab onto the chair by hers

“No,” I whisper