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computer stuff?" Emily hazarded,
realising that she didn't know as much about it as she ought to have done. He
had mentioned it, but she'd been quite caught up in her own work issues and
problems.
    Plus, when he was writing to her from prison, it was easy to
dismiss his plans as just a daydream. But now, in the bright kitchen, it seemed
that he really was going to make it real.
    "That's right," he said. "A total
change."
    "Well, you know me. I am a firm believer in shaking
things up and making big changes," Pearl said.
    Turner laughed. "Yes but you usually say that when you
want a new hairdo."
    "Same thing. Just for you, on a larger scale."
    Emily looked around the kitchen and felt out of place all of
a sudden as the easy banter between Turner and his mum continued. Mrs Black
said, "Just relax a little on the big plans, you know? You don't know
what's around the corner."
    "I don't care because it's big plans that mean I can
cope with anything. Prior preparation and planning prevent poor performance,
remember?"
    "You can't control everything."
    "Oh yes I can." Turner bent his arms in the arm,
posing like a superhero or muscle man, and the twins began to hoot with
laughter, seeing it as their cue to latch onto him again.
    Emily realised Mrs Black was looked at her, and she smiled
at the older woman. "I'd better be going," she said, sidling towards
the living room door.
    Mrs Black nodded. "Thanks. For today, and for
everything."
    "Hey, no probs."
    Turner tried to shake himself free of the boys, but all of a
sudden, Emily just needed to be out of there, and on her own. She dashed
through the living room, waving to Turner as she reached the front door.
    "Don't worry - no it's all right. Look. I'll catch you
tomorrow. You've got so much to do, and I am sure you need some time alone
too."
    "Does it look like I'm going to get it?" he
retorted, dragging his left leg behind him, while Kyle rode it like a cowboy
clinging to a bucking horse.
    "I thought you'd go to your house…"
    "Yeah, you're right. Are you sure…?"
    "You need some time."
    Actually, I think I need some time. She launched
herself through the door before he could protest any more, and walked briskly
down the street, back to her car. It wasn't until she had buckled up and
started the engine that she realised she was shaking slightly.
    She ran her damp hands over the steering wheel, and sighed
deeply. Everything was different, now. She'd actually got used to how things
were. Elaine, Turner's sister, had grown to accept her and no longer blamed her
for Emily's role in the crime that sent both Turner and Riggers to prison.
    Emily had also grown used to helping Mrs Black out, taking
her to appointments and generally being useful.
    Now, Turner was back, and things couldn't go back to how
they were before, because how they were before was awful. He was going straight
this time, and that meant change.
    Big change.
    She turned the key in the ignition and edged away from the
kerb. Even the smell of Turner - musky, seductive - lingered in her car.
    Oh, this is all just nerves. There's nothing to worry
about.
    After all, she had a lot of other things to worry about at
the moment.

Chapter Two
     
    In Emily's dream, she was riding a horse through a snowy
landscape. Bells decorated the horse's bridle, jangling and ringing as they
galloped over a rolling white hill. Yet she wasn't feeling exhilarated.
Instead, fear and panic were chasing her.
    As she clung to the mane, hair whipping into her face, the
jingling sound grew louder and louder. It was after her. What was? Her dream
was unclear. Something. Wolves, monsters, something huge…
    Jingling, jangling, high-pitched and regular.
    Her eyes snapped open. She could hear the beeping sound of a
truck reversing. Grey light fogged the edges of her room and she could see the
numbers on her bedside clock; not quite seven am.
    It wasn't bin collection day. She closed her eyes, and at
last, the beeping stopped.
    It was replaced by a furious