The man who knew too much

Rachel Mitchell, 47, Sheffield

Scrolling through my phone, the telly blaring, I resigned myself to another Friday night alone.

Chance to put my feet up. It was April 2021 and I’d been single for 18 months.

With my job in a charity shop, and my two kids grown up, I’d got used to cosy nights by myself with just the box for company.

Just then, my phone buzzed with a text from a number I didn’t recognise.

Hi Rachel, it’s Craig Weldon. I know you’re mates with Peter, wondered if you’d pass my number on? We’ve lost touch.

It was a surprise.

Peter had mentioned