The Four Last Things
“Part of her was determined to stay awake in case Lucy needed her. When David Byfield rang with the news that Michael was safe, however, tiredness dropped over her like a blanket.
Judith, the policewoman who had been on duty on Friday, and who had relieved Yvonne in the early evening, took advantage of this weakness. She persuaded Sally to go to bed, brought her a cup of cocoa and cajoled her into taking another sleeping tablet.
‘It’ll just send you to sleep,’ Judith said, her Welsh voice rising and falling like a boat on a gentle swell. ‘It’s not one of these long-term ones that knock you out for ages. There’s no point in you flogging yourself to keep awake.’ ‘But what if – ?’ ‘If there’s any news, I promise I’ll fetch you straightaway.’ Sally took the tablet and drank her cocoa. Judith lingered for a moment, her eyes moving round the room.
‘Do you want something to read? A magazine?’ ‘Could you pass me the books over there? The ones on the chest of drawers.’ Judith brought them to her.
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