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‘Don’t you think that’s strange?’
‘Maybe, I don’t know. But, what I do know is the combination of the dark bridge with the muddy water, the tall grass and the uninterrupted view of the skyline is just about as perfect as you’re going to get and it’s a great place to practise,’ Freya told her.
They set up the equipment and Freya looked through the camera at the scene in front of her.
‘So, Sasha, why d’you think I’ve chosen this particular camera? It’s one of my Canons, that’s a clue.’
‘Well, maybe because it’s an analogue camera and these scenes will definitely look better using film. Um, it has a seven point wide area auto focus; that should help with getting a good balance between the foreground, the background and the subject of the picture. And, I believe it has manual dioptric adjustment.’
‘Sometimes, you really concern me, Sasha. The answer of course is because it has a funky name, Rebel, and because it looks cute. But I suppose your answers were right too. OK, get behind the camera and tell me what you see,’ Freya urged her.
Sasha put her face to the viewfinder and looked through the camera.
‘I would say we need to zoom in a little if we want to make the bridge the centrepiece of the shot,’ Sasha said.
‘OK, that’s one idea. But why don’t you have another look and perhaps you’ll see something that might be a more unusual centrepiece,’ Freya suggested.
‘Oh God, I nearly didn’t see it at all! There’s a tiny boat moored at the edge of the bank. It’s white so it’s a perfect contrast to the bridge.’ The assistant’s excitement was evident.
‘You got it. So, shoot away; I’ve bought plenty of film,’ Freya said. She stepped away from Sasha and took her mobile phone out of her handbag.
She pressed a key and put it to her ear.
‘Hello,’ Emma answered.
Her friend sounded more exhausted than the last time they had spoken.
‘Hi Em, how you doing? How’s Melly?’ She sat down and made herself comfortable on the grass.
‘Oh hi, Freya. She’s not very well today. She keeps being sick.’
‘Oh no. Have you seen the doctor?’
‘Yes, he hasn’t long left. He thinks she probably has a bug, but she can’t keep anything down. We’re having to make sure she at least has some water at regular intervals. The doctor’s coming back tonight to see how she is.’
‘Oh poor Melly and poor you.’
‘Yeah, I’m exhausted and Yiannis has been up all night too.’
‘Well, I won’t keep you long and feel free to dive off and mop up puke if you need to. Nick and I have set a date for the wedding and I wanted you to be one of the first couple of thousand people to know.’
The knowledge that Sandra McNeill knew the news before the best friend still sickened her.
‘Oh, Freya! How exciting! When? And what do you mean one of the first couple of thousand?’ Emma queried.
‘Well, believe it or not, I told two people and Nick told his brother and somehow, Sandra McNeill found out. At this moment, the witch is broadcasting it to the entire world. It’s the twenty-second of December.’
‘Twenty-second of December. Well, that gives you over a year. That’s plenty of time to plan.’
‘Yes, well it would if it were twenty-second of December next year.’
‘What? Oh my God! You mean it’s next month?! Are you crazy? You can’t plan a wedding in that amount of time! We planned mine in less than seven months and it was touch and go whether the dress would be ready on time,’ Emma reminded her.
‘Well, we don’t want a big wedding. We just want something small and uncomplicated with just us and the people we care about.’
‘You mean you could afford the most lavish ceremony anyone could think of and you aren’t going to make the most of that?’
‘Em! All that pomp and extravagance just because I can afford it?! You know that isn’t me.’
