I caught her arm and pulled her in, kicking the door closed behind her. I removed the Tesco bag she was carrying, and then her little backpack, and put both aside. I helped her out of her coat and hung it over mine. She kicked off her battered sneakers and stood there for a moment with her eyes closed..."Welcome to our home," I said. "Beth's lurking with the telly...""Am not," Beth announced, sticking her face around the corner. "Hello," she added. "You must be Sue. Lovely to meet you; Mandy's been telling us all sorts of things about you.""All bad, I hope," Sue murmured. She shot me a glance. "She's...""Mandy," Beth agreed.We ushered Sue to the kitchen table, then Beth gave me a wink and snuck off to her room. I got Sue seated, filled her glass, then scrutinised the Asian-style ready meal she'd brought."It's all they had," she said, correctly interpreting my doubts."Well, we have pizza. And some really good lamb curry, if you'd prefer something home-cooked.""Home-cooked would
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