‘Til Fate Do They Pt. 06
'til fate do they part. Part 6 of 6 parts The 'phone call, when it came a few days later, took me by complete surprise and I was glad that Liz was visiting her mother and wasn't due back until the next day. It was Tony. Jayne had tried to reach John on the 'phone; but having tried a couple of times with no reply, they had driven up to John's house. They had found him at the bottom of the stairs. He was conscious when they arrived but died on the way to the hospital. Tony said that he would contact me when he knew of the arrangements, possibly tomorrow or the day after. Liz 'phoned me not long afterwards, as she often does when she's away from home, but I chose not to tell her; it could wait until she got home the next day. I went into work early and arranged a meeting with all staff. They were clearly upset and some drifted away to be with their own memories. He was a popular man. When Liz arrived home, I unloaded her car and said that I'd run a bath f