"How's your Mum?" he says. "Better. The kids?" "All good. See you soon." She gazes at the phone, pockets it, then walks towards Montmartre.
• The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes is out now, Penguin Paperback Original, £7.99
Twitter fiction: Jojo Moyes
The novelist and journalist takes up our Twitter-based challenge to come up with a story in 140 characters or fewer