deliveries or, like you said,
Jake asked. It was just a standard white van,
Shirley said. No logo, no decals,
And the entire time I saw it parked there,
I never any repairmen or deliveries.
Odd, isn't it? How many times
before Laura asked you about it?
Tessa was grateful for the information,
but was also getting the vibe
that Shirley might be the sort of sit -around
and look out of her window all day,
but if that was the case,
She was also reminded of the co -worker at the hospital,
who had made the claim that Laura had made
a comment about feeling watched.
that she was feeling watched
Are we talking about a white van,
or more like the delivery kind?"
"'The kid for deliveries,'
an ugly, boxy -looking thing.
"'Did you notice anything else
I suppose we all see what we expect
but a plain white van unmarked.
maybe a bit too dramatic.
"'I wish I could tell you more,
ever since she was killed,
I haven't seen it again.'
"'I see,' Tessa said. "'And
would you say you were close with Laura?'
"'Fairly close, I suppose.
if there was anyone in her life
she might consider an enemy?'
Shirley gave this a bit of thought,
but eventually shook her head.
would even have coffee together in the mornings in her kitchen,
but she never got into any personal details,
events coming up over the weekend,
conversation coming to an end.
It had been moderately helpful,
but she sensed their time