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THE NIGHT OF THE DARKNESS

EPISODE 56

“Well, well, Joseph.  You are a virtual mine of information, aren’t you.”  Martin exclaimed in admiration after Raji had gone, “How the devil did you know about the rope trick?”
  “It sort of came to me when we were on the way to the hospital, but we had a few events that took my mind off it almost immediately, and by the time we had left the hospital I had clean forgotten it.  Even when Mary mentioned it when we returned from the hospital it never twigged.  It was only after Mary showed us the illustrations in the diary that it started coming back; all of a sudden it all fell into place.”
  “Talking about Mary, wasn’t she going to join us?” Martin asked.
  “I thought she was,”  Joseph replied, “Must have slept in.  I knocked on the door as I came down and I thought that I heard her moving in the room.  But obviously she must have gone back to bed. I suppose we should go and wake her.
  “Yes, I suppose so.”  Martin agreed reservedly, quite happy in his current unique position of being all but alone with Joseph, a situation he had rarely had over the past few days. “Then we shall have to contact the doctor and get Rosetta injected.  Has he returned to the village, do you know, William?
  “Yes, he arrived back at midnight and attended to Doris.  There had been no damage done.  She felt well enough to see out her shift.  She finished just as we all began to arrive down here.  You must have just missed her.  I will give him a call if you like?”  
  “That would be good.”  Martin replied, “Thank you. Tell him to meet us in Rosetta’s room.  We will wait there.”
  “Can we get room service at this time of the morning for coffee?”  Joseph asked hopefully.
  “Yes.  What would you like?
  Joseph and Martin placed their order and Joseph took the risk on ordering Mary a hot chocolate.
  “I know she likes them, but I am uncertain whether or not she likes them this early in the morning.  For some people they are a night-cap, not a gee-upper like coffee.  Perhaps she would prefer a latte,or a cappuccino?  Best make it a cappuccino.  They sprinkle chocolate dust over them, don’t they?  Best of two worlds, don’t you think? Coffee and chocolate.  Well, we will find out in a moment or two.  Come on, ladies.  Let’s go and check on Mary.  God, I am so glad this is all but over.  I am so looking forward to London and a night at the …” 
  However, before Joseph could complete his sentence, Mary’s totally terrified scream roared through the corridor with so much fear and volume it threatened to do irreparable damage to their unprepared, and unprotected, ears and hearts.

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to be continued … 10 NOV 2020.