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said to someone on the phone that Mr Banks has a
problem that needs sorting out, that it needs taken care of asap.”
    “Who’s Mr Banks?” Cara muttered.
    “It’s the other man, the taller one. He
told Squashy-nose to send the photo of the problem. He sent the photo that he’d
just taken of Yvette. Cara! I don’t like it. Those men are evil. I could feel
the evil coming off them in waves. What are you going to do about it?”
    Cara picked up a packet of beef and
placed it in front of her mouth. She whispered, “What can I do about it?
Where’s Yvette now?”
    “It’s the first sign of madness!” a
voice behind her said.
    Cara spun around and saw Yvette smiling
at her. Yvette said, “Talking to yourself, it’s the first sign of madness. I don’t
know why people say that though, I talk to myself all the time.”
    Heat flooded Cara’s cheeks. “I wasn’t
talking to myself. I was talking to … this beef! No, not talking, just looking
closer at the packet and …”
    Yvette waved a hand at her. “You don’t
have to explain yourself to me.” She waggled her eyebrows dramatically. “Have
you been following me?”
    “Yes we have!” Robin declared. “And
it’s a good job too! Two dastardly men are following you.” He looked behind
him. “They’ve gone! Cara, where did they go? Are they hiding behind the cheese
counter? I’m going to check.” He lifted off the ground and flew away.
    Cara was glad to see him go. It was
hard to ignore someone so loud and theatrical. She said to Yvette, “No, I
wasn’t following you. Have you noticed that there isn’t a wool shop in this
centre?”
    “I have, my shop is the only one for
miles.”
    “Can I ask, how do you advertise your
shop? Do you have a website?”
    Yvette laughed. “I wouldn’t know where
to begin with a website! My husband says I should have one but I’ve never had
the time to look into it. Do you think I should have one?”
    “Definitely. That’s what I do for a
living, I design websites. You can have a page for online ordering, and a page
where people can sign up for special offers. You could even start a blog, let
people know about the rejuvenation of the shopping parade.”
    Yvette shook her head. “You’ve lost me.
I wouldn’t know where to begin.”
    An idea came to Cara, one that would
allow her to keep an eye on Yvette. Cara said, “I can put a basic website
together for you, as a thank you for teaching me how to knit. I can show you
how to post blog entries, how to install a subscriber’s sign-up box.”
    Yvette laughed. “You’ve lost me again.”
    Cara took a deep breath and said, “Why
don’t I come round to your house and talk you through the process? I’m free
tonight.”
    Yvette thought for a moment. Then she
nodded. “You’re right, I do need a website. That would be wonderful if you
could help. I’ll give you my address. Are you sure?”
    Cara blinked as she saw the black death
line around Yvette thicken slightly. She knew that meant Yvette had moved
closer to her death. Cara forced a smile and said, “I’m sure.”

 

 
    Chapter 5

 
    Cara didn’t like leaving Yvette but
Robin assured her that Yvette wasn’t in imminent danger. He said, “I’ll get a
warning on my watch if her death gets closer than one hour. It’s still showing
that she’s going to die in the next forty-eight hours.”
    Cara considered what Robin had said
about his watch earlier. He caught her concerned look and added, “Would you
like it if I followed Yvette for the rest of the day?”
    Cara nodded as they walked out of the
shopping centre. Robin gave her a mock salute followed by a big grin. “I’ll
catch up with you later!”
    Now on her own, Cara walked through the
car park. She wished she’d have got Mr Banks’ first name, she could have looked
for him online. Never mind, she had other things to occupy her time. One of the
first things she was going to do when she got home was to look on the council
website, see if she