Dr. Keaton raised her glasses and asked again, “What if?”
“I won’t go back to school.”
“Ok. Where is your mum?”
“I don’t have a mum, Dr. Keaton. Do you?”
“Yes. She is dead now.”
“Oh. Sorry about that. I don’t know if mine is dead.” Eli pursed his lips.
Dr. Keaton shifted her eyes from Eli to Lachlan. “Is that true, Mr. Gray?”
“We have not gone through that process, Dr. Keaton. I just tell him he doesn’t have one when he asks.”
“Has he ever seen a picture of her?”
“Yes. Of course.”
“We will come to that later. Did you like the teachers in your school?
“I don’t hate them.”
“But you don’t like them either?” Dr. Keaton pressed.
“No. Not like I like Halle.” Eli shrugged again.
“That’s quite obvious. Did you have friends in school?”
“Yes, I did. A lot”
“You liked your friends but
