Chapter 38: XXXVIII

XXXVIII Valancy walked quickly through the back streets and through Lover’s Lane. She did not want to meet anyone she knew. She didn’t want to meet even people she didn’t know. She hated to be seen. Her mind was so confused, so torn, so messy. She felt that her appearance must be the same. She drew a sobbing breath of relief as she left the village behind and found herself on the “up back” road. There was little fear of meeting anyone she knew here. The cars that fled by her with raucous shri…