Usually it’s been when her pride is involved. There have been times when she hasn’t been completely honest with me. A pirate, perhaps? I was a bit worried about Chloe. ‘OK,’ said Chloe, doodling in the margin of her notebook. ‘And tell her how brilliant everybody’s been.’ ‘I’ll just call Tam, now,’ I said suddenly. OK, she could trust me, but what about Tamsin? Would Tam come up with the goods? Would she really get a job at Easter? Was she still living the virtuous life of poverty chic even though I wasn’t actually there to forbid her the designer water and the charity-shop pearls? I have complete faith in you, you idiot!’ And she grinned in a breezy way which was, of course, adorable, but somehow made me feel rather nervous, deep down. ‘Oh, no, don’t bother with that, Zoe,’ said Chloe, sitting down again and getting out her notebook. ‘I’ll give you a receipt or something …’ I hesitated. She put the money in it and handed it back to me. It is unlikely, because Geraint would eat burglars alive, head first, without even waiting to be introduced.Ĭhloe returned with an envelope. So their house is full of little stashes of money. I don’t think I’d ever held that much in my hand before. I just sat staring at the big wodge of money. I made a mental note to get a job in the Easter holidays. I hadn’t really got cracking with that, yet. I was also just a teeny tad worried about the amount of money Chloe and Toby had already managed to save up for Newquay.
Chloe’s generosity just took my breath away. It’s my Newquay money, plus a bit my grandpa gave me for my birthday last month … uhhh, £225.’ And she just handed it over. She unlocked it with a dainty key and took out a huge wad of notes. ‘Poor Tam! I’ll lend you all the money I can lay my hands on,’ said Chloe, going to her special drawer and taking out a cash box.
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