Chapter Twenty-Four: Words in the NightAfter coming down from his bath, Jamie sat with his mum on the couch, staring at the empty television screen. Dad had been and gone, relieved that everything was back to 'normal'. Jamie had laughed at that, but not out of amusement. How could things ever be 'normal' again?
Mum made him hot chocolate and he sipped at it in silence as she busied herself somewhere, cleaning something. Sarah was coming to visit again tomorrow. And Tim. All thoughts of them being banned from seeing each other were forgotten now. Normal service had been resumed.
Jamie sniggered and sighed deeply.
How could things ever be as they were, he asked himself again? The whole adventure had left such an effect on them. Jamie felt changed; older, wiser. More sensible. No, he thoug
