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Betty grinned widely

“Anything else you want me to tell him?” she said

“Yep,” Kirsty said as she stamped warmth back into her toes “Tell him that cowards run and hide Tell him that there’s unfinished business here and I expect him to finish it”

“I’ll do that, lass,” Betty said

“And you can also tell hiood measure

“You know,” Betty said thoughtfully, “when you get rid of all the outward stuff, you and me are a lot alike”

That alain

“I don’t see it myself,” she said

“Well,” Betty said ht We both don’t have a clue e’re beaten And we’re both pretty stubborn”

Kirsty smiled with surprise

“I guess you could say that,” Kirsty said She thought about it for a ht

“There is that,” Betty agreed before she tottered back over the road to Lake’s shop

“I thought I’d find you here,” Caroline said

Even though it was New Year’s Eve and technically a day off work, Caroline was still dressed for her job Shebeside the loch Kirsty was huddled under a blanket while sipping tea froht with her She offered it to Caroline, who shook her head

“I couldn’t stand the noise any e of budgies I never realised how much those women talk until I was forced to live my mother’s life”