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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

258 wivesbehavingbadly

.  i need a little rest , felix . it's hard work looking . did you know that ?"
 felix and lucas took a suimultaneous step back exchanged some form  of extraterrstrial  communicvation - and without a word filed out of the room .
" i wins "  i called ," pkease  come back ."
they  climbedd the stairs ,  still  ominously silent , and went into their  bedroom ,. the door banged . an object was dragged across the floor and thumped agaist it . i went up to  investate ." felix . let me in ...lucas .." i rattled at thwe door , no answer  .
i drooped to one knee . applied an eyr  to keyhole  , and saw the back of the paintd chair wedged agaisnt  the door ." felix , lucas ..." i wished i should  moree ceertain , more like a parent in control .
for all the rsponse . i got . i might as well have been in outer space  . the twins  were  out of my sight  but there were  caution  flurries  of movement . the carpet pile  pressed into my knee  , my toes cramped as they always sis  did in that position  . in that position . i was a fool . in that position , the twins had the upper hand . as i got to my feet  , apiece  of paper  shot under  under the door ." go away . mummy " in green crayon .
i leaned  against  the wall    and crumpled  slowly slowly , wearily , to a sitting position . the misspelled ." mumy " was clear , accusatory , and reproaching  . it cut  like a knife .
 this was  usually  the moment when i demanded ." nathan will you  please  sort this one our ? the twins are naughty  revolting / obstinate /rying ...." looking back  i issued  the challenge to him more often than i cared to admit , and imperfectly  concealing  his pleasure  at my SOS   for a firefighter . . nathan would slouch into the fray ." you all need  you heads knocked together  just be firm ."

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