“Well, like I was saying. When you disappeared, or more accurately didn’t appear in the first place after you returned from the war, I was forced ...to make a lot of decisions on my own, so I did,” she said.I was nodding. So far I had to allow that she was making sense. “Okay?” I said.“Well, I agreed to allow Owen to adopt the babies, our babies yours and mine. And he did, we did,” she said.I leaned back in my chair. Well, I sure as hell was wrong about this, whatever it was, not having anything. Aprils predecessor tumbled out. Wrapped in an assemblage of bin liners I'm not sure April recognized a body at first. Then after a while a muffled whimper of horror and all colour drained from her face. I dragged the heavy sackacross the floor towards the door. There was a certain amount of leakage and some fluid trailed behind. I cursed under my breath and fetched more sacks to double-bag the body.“There's no way out- except like this” I dragged the body through the door and started up the. Sheknew something was up with me, but I'm sure she figured that I deservedit. I can't say she was wrong.However, as I thought more and more about it, I began to wonder if sheput Derek up to it. I wanted to ask. She started to smirk at me when Itried to sneak looks at her, but that could have been for any number ofreasons. I could not risk her finding about how I was nearly seduced byDerek.Derek came by with the co-pilot shortly before we entered the plane. Hetried to talk to me, but I acted. Afterwards mum and Iwould either ride back or hitch a lift with the others depending onthe weather and what we felt like.I really enjoyed this time of year, there was no pressure fromcompeting, and the roads were a little less busy than in summer. Iwon't bore you with a blow by blow account but we used the lanes toget across to Bolsover, then followed the main road to Chesterfield.I'd seen it before but mum insisted we have a look at the parishchurch with its crooked spire. (One of the guys at.