Chapter 10

Ally covers her mouth with both hands. This cannot be. She just spoke to Meg yesterday. Meg was worried about Eunice making her prepare the dish she did not know how to prepare.

She suddenly remembers how Ralph looked when she left work. She quickly dialled Ralph’s number.

“Hey Ally.” Ralph answers. He seems in a better mood but his usual sunshine personality is not coming through.

“Hey Ralph, remember you told me about the Symons family misfortunes. What was the last one you heard of?” Ally decides to get right into it.

“Mrs Eunice Symons died after falling down a flight of stairs.” Ralph answers sadly.

“Do you know when this happened?” Ally prods

“This morning. Or maybe last night. They found her this morning at the bottom of the stairs. Some say it was an accident and other think that she was pushed.” Ralph says softly, as if he does not want any bystanders to hear.

“Ralph, where did you get this information?” Ally asks in an equal soft tone, although she has no bystanders that wou