Page 71 of The Silent Appeal

1:37 p.m. Mum wrote:

I said I’d pick Nicky-Rose up. She won’t make it to the hall if I don’t.

1:38 p.m. Dad wrote:

I’ll pick her up. Then I can casually mention the accounting software, the sleep out, etc. Bingo!

1:39 p.m. Mum wrote:

We’re not playing bingo at the sleep out, Kevin. It’s not 1976.

Messages posted to Fran’s Hollow Play WhatsApp group on February 10, 2025:

3:16 p.m. Fran wrote:

Everyone ready for rehearsal tonight?

3:18 p.m. Amelia wrote:

I am.

3:19 p.m. Lucas wrote:

Yep.

3:47 p.m. Georgia wrote:

Guess so.

3:58 p.m. Fran wrote:

Did we all get an email about the sleep out on April 26th?

3:59 p.m. Georgia wrote:

Don’t fancy it.

4:00 p.m. Amelia wrote:

Go on, it’ll be a laugh.

4:00 p.m. Fran wrote:

It’s for a good cause.

4:01 p.m. Lucas wrote:

Only a tenner with food. I’m working, but you two might as well. Cheaper than going out on Saturday night.

4:27 p.m. Georgia wrote:

Why wouldn’t you speak to Issy last Monday?

4:28 p.m. Amelia wrote:

She never spoke to me.

4:28 p.m. Georgia wrote: