Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.

“Because he wanted to see her face again before he took himself off to the pub, …”

“What was your secret?"That brought another smile. "Learn to laugh, otherwise, y…”

“It's a pretty big deal, not being dead, and I wanted to stay that way.”

“So we ate some smoke, so what?” “You lost most of your eyebrows.”Stunned, she p…”