‘We’ve all read Maggie’s diary, so now we think we know who killed Wilfred, too. It was his brother. Oswald was your Uncle Tom’s lover, and they really did love one another. Does that shock you?’
It might have done once upon a time, but not anymore. Now I think that if you’ve a chance of happiness – any kind of happiness – you should grab it while it’s there.
‘I’m going to hold your hand now, George,’ the angel said. ‘I don’t think you’ll be able to feel it, but at least you’ll know I’m doing it.’
You’re a lovely girl, Kate. I wish I could see you, if only for a second, George thought.
‘Do you believe in God, George?’ Kate Meadows asked.
Yes, yes I do.
‘I think you do, and that means you probably also believe in the afterlife as well.’
Yes, that too.
‘You’ve been very brave. Maggie Entwistle probably never had a champion in life, but you were her champion after she died, and you were a wonderful one.’
I did my best.
‘But she doesn’t need you anymore. Your work is done. You can let go, George. Ellie’s been waiting for you, and now you can go and join her.’
Thank you, Kate, George Clegg thought.
And then he died.
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