" a list " i exclaimed ." you made a list when you have so many other things to do ."
" that 's what friends are for ....." marin hanged it over "{ it helps to have something concrete to think about ."
" how are paige and bably ?"
he frowned a trifle ." they're fine . i'm not sure how much rest paige is getting ."
" are the night bad ?"
" i'm in the spare room at the moment ."
it was getting dark , and the lights needed to be turned on , but i did nothing about it . matin and i sat in the kitchen while dusk crept in , and i was grateful , oh so grateful . for his oresentce .
" no story tonight ." i said to the boys ." i want to talk to you ."
they were scrubbed , shining , hopeful ." it's about daddy ."
two thrusting pairs of eyes fixed on me . i patted felix's bed . "come and sit beside me ."
felix settle on my right . lucas on my left . i put my arms round them and held on tight . felix wriggled free , slid down from the bed , and fetched the very hungry caterpillar . he held it out to me with both hands . i shook my head ." no story tonight , felix ."
" daddy ..... " i faltered and stopped , " he ......" i was searching for the right words , the best possible ones . i was searching for control . that i must exrt . i was searching to help them travel through a grief-stricken future .
daddy ...." lucas was confident and giggly ." our daddy "
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