261 wivesbehavingbadly

.. " mummy says no ."the twins maintained their distance and confined themselves to scrutinizing . they conveyed boredom , rejecttion , and more than a little weariness ." this is sam and poppy's mumy  ." i explained again ." she's come to look after you today . you remember  she knew daddy ."
felix  hunched his shoulders ." why can't you look after us , mummy ?"
" he sounds just like sam ." said rose .
again . the rattle of the car flap . it reminded me of the ordinariness of life . the inexorability  of each  day with its smart routiness .rose had declared  how  wonderful  and diverse , she had discovered  the world  to be . foe me it was different . the click clack  of the redundant cat flap only anchored me to the shifting . echoing landscape of loss , calamity ,  and grief  through which i was journeying .
rose bsied herself with her bag ," i imagine i was the last resort ?"
" if i 'm absolutely truthful , yes ."
that made her smile  , and the atmosphere lightened ." you must have hated ring me ."
" yes , and if you're truthful , you hated coming here ."
" well , that 's clear , then ." she produced a packed of colored markers  and two pads of paper from her bag ." felix and lucas . shall we see who  can  draw the best cat  ? then i'll take you to school ."
felix had been busy working things out ." you are poppy's  munimy ? like mummy is our mummy ? "