Things were getting better now because of Valerie. She was a friend of Mum's really, and was waiting to see Mum when the unhappy policeman came to the house to tell them about the accident. She lived about fifty kilometres away and had a home to go back to. Bur the policeman wanted to take Dad and Greg to the hospital and Dad turned ti this stranger and said. 'Please stay.' So when they came back,she was there.