Le nid

by Lisa Tuttle

Yellow Cotswold stone against the spiky winter trees - Pam and her sister Sylvia fell in love with the old house on the spot. Sylvia would take long walks in the country; Pam would have tea ready by the fire for when she returned. Nice fantasies... The house had that kind of effect on people. It felt cosy, lived-in, though it had been empty for many years. Oddly, there was rubbish everywhere, but there was no other sign of a squatter's brief inhabitation. And though the windows were unbroken. the doors securely locked, Pam could never entirely rid herself of the thought that she and...