The Long and the Short of ItChapter 5
Sunday was pleasant enough but muted. Tina was slightly withdrawn which affected Christopher and therefore had an effect on his family. Ellie took a chance when Sarah had taken Tina off to see the horses before they went to the pub for lunch. "What happened, Chris?" she asked. "You both seemed so happy yesterday evening." He told her about his plan and how it had worked. "On Friday Dad was pretty liberal with the booze and she went to bed as soon as she politely could and locked her...