The Famous Reggie Flashcards
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- Reggie stops by Mr. Hussain’s shop on the corner of her street. She’s still thinking about Joanna, wishing Joanna had taken Reggie along to look after the baby on her trip.
- Then she heads to her flat and finds a note affixed to the door with chewing gum. It says, “Reggie Chase: you cant hide from us.” The front door is also unlocked. She wonders if Billy has been here. When she goes inside, it takes a moment for her to realize that the entire flat has been trashed.
- Suddenly a hand shoves Reggie, and she hits her head in the shower as she falls. She sees two young, “thuggish” men, one ginger and one blond. The latter is holding a knife. Terrified, Reggie tries to reason with the men, telling them she hasn’t seen Billy in ages. They look confused and insist that they’re looking for a “guy called Reggie.”
- One of the thugs pops his head back in to warn Reggie not to go to the police, or they’ll kill her. After he leaves again, Reggie vomits. She hurries to the bus stop, unable to reach either Billy or Dr. Hunter. The threatening message feels applicable—“your dead.” Reggie has enough dead people in her life. She thinks about her earlier call with Neil Hunter; she’d heard Sadie barking in the background. Dr. Hunter wouldn’t have gone somewhere without Sadie.
