Love & Sorrow Page 18
Earlier Bill had taken Isabel into his arms. She tried hard not to cry but the treacherous tears burned her eyelids; bereft at the thought of him going away again.
‘Don’t worry, darling, we’ll be together again soon. They’ll be letting families come out. Soon, I promise. Please – don’t cry.’
Kissing her tenderly he soothed her fears.
She endured his leaving with a leaden heart. She stood on the step with Penny as he hopped into the taxi patiently ticking at the kerb. Isabel didn't think twice about the expense, even if it was taking him all the way up to town; it would cost a small fortune. She couldn’t imagine him using the train. Isabel shivered as they turned back into the house. How cold and empty it seemed.
