Now come along downstairs."I was about to complain but the look on her face stopped me, so Ifollowed her downstairs and into the lounge where Kirsty a...d Becky werewaiting. I expected laughter from both of them, but instead there werelooks of surprise which then changed to grins."Mummy you've done a great job on Alan, he looks so cute, I know he couldpass for a girl dressed like that," said Kirsty."She sure could," added Becky. "But I think we should give her a girl'sname don't you? We can't. " He rubbed the back of his neck.She walked into the room and set the basket down on the bed next to him."I washed both yours and Jagati's clothes. I figured you'd both appreciate something clean to wear. Come down when you're ready and have something to eat. Jagati was hoping you'd be up before she left for work."Bas sat down at the table and waited for Jagati to join them. He could hear her through the open screen door connecting the garage to the house as she laughed at something Joe said.. The only thing she managed to say, in between the sniffs, tears and sobs, was, “I’m sorry, Miss.”Jasmine took a deep breath before getting to her feet and walking around to the opposite side of her desk where Joanne was seated. She sat on the edge of the desk, inches away from the sobbing schoolgirl and reached over for a box of tissues which she kept on her desk. She held them out and smiled as Joanne Wilson pulled a couple out and blew her nose. Ms. Storey waited patiently and eventually the. ”“It’s Dulcie, doctor.”His eyebrows rose. “Then I shall be Evan, if you will.”She smiled. You know, that smile could melt the hardest heart, I think. Doctor Jones showed us to a meeting room and left us there. Dulcie sat discreetly in a corner, and I waited, standing in the middle of the room.Doctor Jones ushered Alice into the room and I greeted her.“Hello, Alice. I’ve come to have another chat with you. How are you feeling?”“I am fine, Mister Abercromby. I don’t know why I cannot just go.