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'how dare you not be in bed yet.. you'll have no supper tonight! none I tell you! It's all going to be fed to the hounds young lady..' I can't have anyone telling me how to run my house, oh no! good grief.. staying up so late, well I never!

Vicky grabbed the photo out her hand and tore it into three peices, and angrily clasped her hands together.. Just you wait till Mr Thomas hears about this!

By now the carol singers had reached next door.. one of them, a tall young handsome looking man who's face was partly hidden by a dark tweed cloak protecting him from the cold looked up and saw Lucy as she peared out of the window.. He appeared to notice her distress and nervously smiled at her..

'I have to do something.. its now or never!' Lucy said to herself.. She knocked on the window but by now he had focused his gaze elsewhere and appeared not to see her. By now Ms Vicky had left the room.. 'I must escape' Lucy said to herself.. She noticed that one of the bolts securing the window had come loose..