Chapter Eighteen. PC Mable Walters.
I smile down at Marnie as she sucks on her thumb, her eyes drooping.
“She will sleep no problem, we tired her out,” Mel offers me a reassuring smile.
It is true, the kids have all been running around playing hide and seek. Marnie a little to young to realise the point of the game, hiding behind a curtain then jumping out shouting ‘”here” when we were looking for her, much to both Mel and my amusement. Emilia left a couple of hours ago, her huge hulk of a father picking her up, as he was finished his shift before his wife. Apparently. He seemed friendly enough, smiled and nodded, but doesn’t seem the type of man to engage in chit chat.
I remained with Marine because tonight, we are attempting her first sleep over, in preparation for when I begin w
