Judy Campbell - The GP's Marriage Wish

‘That coffee smells good,’ he said, joining her at the window. ‘What are you looking at?’

‘Can you see that girl on the bike?’ she asked. ‘I feel worried about her… She came by herself and I’m sure the mother’s unaware that she’s been here.’

‘What’s the matter with her?’

‘She’s got a badly infected throat,’ Victoria replied as she handed a cup of coffee to him, then added pensively, ‘And she wasn’t very forthcoming with information about her mother—didn’t want me to contact her.’

‘Why should she want to come secretly?’

Victoria shrugged. ‘I’ve no idea—but I think I ought to pay the mother a visit—make sure things are OK.’

He nodded and sipped his coffee. ‘Good idea. When in doubt, best to find out. By the way, don’t forget we’ve a meeting at the pub tonight—about seven o’clock?’

‘I haven’t forgotten.’ She sighed, her eyes following the vanishing figure of Evie Gelevska.

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