my bag and glance at my phone. I keep one eye on the road as I open my sent messages.
The text to Mike reads ‘SENT’!
I feel a little flutter of hope. Maybe he got it? Maybe he’ll be at Alexandra Palace waiting for us? Maybe I’ll be able to call my parents from there, with like a satellite phone or something? The Army must have facility for that kind of thing surely?
I look in the mirror at the two in the back of the car and Rhona gives me the ‘OK’ symbol with her fingers. I give her a thumbs up and keep driving.
I start to think we might just be alright.
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PART 3; CASS