Chapter 89
EIGHTY-NINE
It was personal. It had to be. There was no other reason to sack her, thought Rebecca, still devastated.
That bullshit excuse about safeguarding was obviously a cover.
What she couldn’t work out was what she’d done to offend him so much.
There had been no clues before now. Yes, she’d challenged him on occasion, but he wasn’t threatened by her. He was too successful and too powerful.
So why get rid of her?
Mondays were her days on lunch patrol. She walked around the playground, the kids high on the scent of spring.
As ever, she kept an eye on friendships – looking out for any sort of unkindness.
She rounded the corner – an area part-hidden from view.
Lara and Mia were there and Rebecca saw Rosie and Tilly standing next to them. She narrowed her eyes and went over.
‘Everything OK here, girls?’
‘Yeah, fine,’ said Rosie.
Rebecca bristled at her cockiness. She looked at Lara. ‘What’s going on?’
‘Rosie was offering to help me at the Straw Bear Festival. She’s going to help with Lupin at the start of the procession.’
‘Is that right?’ Rebecca watched Rosie carefully for signs of duplicitousness. But Rosie gazed up with wide, innocent eyes.
‘Yes, miss.’
‘OK. Well, that’s a nice thing to do.’ And as there was nothing left to assess, she reluctantly moved on.