Some Lucky Day by Ellie Dean EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Twenty
THERE HAD BEEN no news of Freddy, and as an entire week went past, Kitty
was beginning to despair. Martin and Roger had been very thoughtful in the
way they’d telephoned each day to reassure her that everything possible was
being done to find out what had happened to her brother – but neither of them
voiced their deepest fear that the chances of Freddy being found alive had
dwindled with each passing hour of silence.
Charlotte had telephoned a couple of times, but she’d been tearful and
mostly incoherent, which made Kitty feel depressed and even more helpless.
As the first week drifted into the second and there was still no news,
Charlotte threw herself into work and didn’t phone again. Their letters went
back and forth, but they offered little comfort to either of them, for only the
news of Freddy’s fate could ease the torture of this terrible state of
uncertainty.
Following Charlotte’s lead, Kitty pushed herself even harder in the gym.
She used the weights to strengthen her arms and thighs, and did more and
more sit-ups to tone her stomach muscles, and with every exercise she did
and every step she took, it was with a prayer for Freddy.
‘That’s more than enough for one day,’ said the retired army instructor as
he took charge of the weights and stored them away.
‘But I have to keep going,’ she replied as she towelled the sweat from her
face and chest. ‘I haven’t finished my twenty lifts.’
‘Killing yourself by lifting too many weights and doing endless sit-ups
won’t get you out of here any quicker,’ he said as he folded his arms over his
well-defined chest. ‘It will merely put you back into a hospital bed.’
Kitty bit down on an angry retort. He didn’t understand that it was
essential to carry on with this punishing routine, for if she exercised hard
enough and prayed long enough, Freddy would come home. A small part of
her mind told her it was illogical, but she refused to listen just in case she was
right.
She slung the towel over her shoulder and grabbed her crutches. ‘I’ll see
you tomorrow,’ she muttered. Letting the door swing shut behind her, she
headed for the showers. She had an hour before her next session with the
doctor.
Peggy had been at the station for the past hour, handing out sandwiches, hot
tea and cigarettes from the WVS mobile canteen to the young servicemen
who were on their way to their next posting. Daisy had caused quite a stir
among them, she’d noticed, and being the star of the show, she’d beamed and
giggled delightfully as she was petted and praised. But Peggy’s feet were
hurting now, and she was looking forward to getting back to the Town Hall.
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