Rhia walked into the lounge room in white undies, white T-shirt, sat on the sofa next to Molly, turned, kissed her on the cheek while hugging her hard.
‘Rhia, stop it, you stink of cigarettes, please stop.’
Rhia got up, mission accomplished, smiled, and said, ‘In my day we respected our parents.’
Salem and Molly laughed together, Molly said, ‘No, you didn’t.’
Rhia laughed with them, went into the bathroom, yelled out,
‘After my shower, we’re going to cut and dye my hair, OK, Molly?’
‘OK, MUM.’
Rhia stripped off, got into the shower wondering what the hell she was going to tell Salem? The extra money would be great. Could she risk hitting the ATM one more time? Another two thousand. She adjusted the water, making it hot, tried to work out things in her head. How much and what to tell
