Chapter 33
“Wiri, Mama. Look, Wiri!” Phoenix skipped on the spot and with great concentration attempted to leave planet Earth altogether. “Oof!”
“Oh dear, never mind.” Hana retrieved her daughter from the concrete with a smile, hauling her up one-handed. “You’re nearly there. Jumping’s hard isn’t it?”
Phoenix knitted her brow and sulked, her bottom lip shooting out. “Wiri do it.”
“Wiri’s bigger,” Hana said, dropping the last of the pegs back into the basket. “Jumping with two feet is the sign of a big girl,” she encouraged her daughter.
“Wiri do it,” Phoenix said again and Hana turned from the washing line with a look of confusion.
“My feet hurt,” the little boy said, his face dirty and sad. “I can’t do jumping now.”
Hana gaped at the sight of the dishevelled visitor, the knees of h
