They all thought Pru would make a fearful fuss, call the cops, demand action, all of that, make a right idiot of herself, and then they would tell her. Instead she went all quiet. She sat and stared, hand over her mouth. The lads peeked in through the door window and she didn't even see them.
They'd found a weak place in tough old Pru. She looks like she's been kicked in the stomach and you can't blame her.
Pru says, "It was horrible, Stef. It just made me feel sick." She's really worried. She really thinks someone is going to die.
It's not funny, Stef tells herself. And then she thinks of Andy and the boys with their tape recorder and wants to giggle.
"And their voices, Stef. They were so mean. You know how horrible people can be."
"Yeah," says Stef, and smiles.