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Chapters (72)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. Chapter Fifty-Eight
  61. Chapter Fifty-Nine
  62. Chapter Sixty
  63. Chapter Sixty-One
  64. Chapter Sixty-Two
  65. Chapter Sixty-Three
  66. Chapter Sixty-Four
  67. Chapter Sixty-Five
  68. Chapter Sixty-Six
  69. Chapter Sixty-Seven
  70. A letter from Jackie
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Jackie Walsh

‘Nothing really. She’s a doctor, I’m not sure what hospital. I think it’s somewhere on the south side.’ Then I remember her mentioning a clinic. ‘Or she could be working in a private clinic.’

‘Faye is not working as a doctor.’

‘What?’ I can’t believe what I’m hearing. Why is Faye not a doctor? Andriu must have it wrong. I spoke to her secretary.

‘She is, Andriu, I rang her at the clinic and her secretary answered. She said Faye was doing her rounds. She is a doctor, Andriu. What makes you think otherwise?’

‘I don’t want you getting upset, Tara, especially before the wedding, but I think you need to know this in case something happens.’

I can feel the blood rushing to my head. The glass in my hand feels heavy all of a sudden. What is he going to say?

‘Faye is in a clinic getting treatment. The thing is, Tara, I think she’s gone a bit mad. She’s dangerous, Tara. She followed me the other night. She pretended to bump into me. I think she might have been in the pub, sitting at the bar, watching us.’

Chapter Fifty-Nine

Faye

It’s after ten. The usual silence bounces off the walls of the building like it does every night. It’s eerily creepy, knowing everyone is now lying in their beds, doing their very best to think of a reason to wake up tomorrow. All you need is one.

Sometimes the muffle of tears can be heard hiding behind walls. Or laughter. When that happens it’s like someone is being bold and it’s exciting. It’s also a reminder that this too shall pass. Better days lie ahead. I want to believe that. I need to believe that.

With my mind unable to rest, I kneel up on the bed and pull the curtain to look outside. The darkness steals the picture of the walled garden that this window frames. The tall trees by the back wall are now only a suggestion, a blurred shadow, drawn by the half moon.

With nothing to see, I move away and return to the comfort of my duvet.

Dad surprised me earlier. I explained what had happened with the detectives and he told me I wasn’t to worry. He would get me the best solicitor he could find. No one was going to accuse his daughter of anything. He told me not to utter another word about it to anyone until I spoke to my solicitor. Dad made me feel safe.