The War Girls

Still in Eileen’s arms, Emily nodded, but had stopped whimpering as she took in this new situation.

‘Well, I know exactly where we can make Emily more comfortable,’ Eileen said firmly, ‘don’t you, Carrie?’

‘Of course,’ Carrie said at once. ‘Come on, we are going to introduce you to our favourite watering hole, Mrs Wilson! Robertson’s café just over the road there! Janet will have everything necessary to make Emily forget she ever fell down! Janet’s cakes are always the talk of the town,’ Carrie went on, ‘and she sells lovely ice cream, too!’

That put a faint smile on Emily’s face. ‘Can I have an ice cream, Mummy?’ she said.

‘You can have whatever you like, Emily,’ Abigail said, relieved that things were not as bad as they could have been if she’d not stopped in time to let that car go past – and even more relieved that these two young women had arrived to help them at just the moment they were needed.

As if reading her thoughts, Eileen said, ‘Look – I am Eileen Matthews, and this is my best and most-trusted friend Carrie Waters. So – a few minutes ago you might not have known anyone, Mrs Wilson, but now you know us. You do have friends in Bristol, after all.’

Abigail, swallowing over the lump in her throat, looked up gratefully. ‘Please call me Abigail,’ she said. ‘And I am so glad to have met you, Eileen and Carrie, just at the moment I needed someone,’ she added.

But as they crossed the road towards the café, Eileen couldn’t help being curious about Mrs Abigail Wilson and her small daughter. Why would anyone come to a strange city knowing no one, and with nowhere to live? And as far as Eileen could tell – not having many belongings either. She’d noticed last night that they’d had no luggage with them, no cases for their clothes. Though they now had a pushchair and a Baker Baker carrier bag with them, so it seemed they’d done some shopping …

Which was more than could be said for Carrie who’d decided against that red dress after all.

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