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    Pam’s SECRET

    Jun 15, 2022 6 minutes

    Is everything all right? I was expecting you tomorrow,’ Pam asked.

    ‘I’ve been sent,’ 18-year-old Jodie whispered. ‘They’re worried about you.’

    ‘They?’

    ‘Mum and Dad. Mum’s really anxious. She thought you might open up to me.’

    ‘Why?’ Pam asked, genuinely surprised. ‘What’s given them cause for concern? I’m only 70 – these days, that’s not ancient!’

    ‘Dad thinks you’re behaving strangely, and Mum suspects you’re up to something.’

    ‘Nothing new there,’ chuckled Pam. ‘I like to keep them on their toes.’

    Jodie gave her grandmother a big hug.

    ‘That’s just one of the things I love about you. You’re so full of life. Everything about you is mysterious and exotic.’

    Pam looked around her. She had a dying orchid on the window sill but, as far as she was concerned, that was about as ‘exotic’ as she got.

    Nevertheless, she was happy to play the part of a glamorous, fun-loving gran if it kept Jodie and the rest of the family interested

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