I sat in the car nervously waiting for the right moment to drop the bag of money into the bin on the corner of Church Street. This was the location that the blackmailer had asked for. He gave me very clear instructions: I had to drop the money at eight o'clock when the streets were abandoned and empty. I couldn't believe that I was prepared to give away five thousand pounds in order to silence someone.
Late last night I had another message with the details and I texted Tobias straight away. I was too embarrassed to knock on his door again, knowing that Claire was there. She had seen me all flustered right after Tobias and I had sex in the lift. She didn't need to say anything at the time. She knew what we were doing as soon as the door opened up.