“Forget it! Everything is all right,” said Sue reassuringly.
Kathy pulled her to the side of the bed and carefully stood up.
“But I can’t forgot, Mum, I can’t forget yet.”
“Kathy, you shouldn’t get up … go back to bed!”
“I want to go to the window, I haven’t seen the city in so long,” Kathy said in an authoritative manner.
This is my girl, Sue thought. This stubborn but gorgeous girl.
“Okay, I’ll help you.”
With faltering steps and the rustling noise of her naked soft soles against the floor, she finally reached the windowsill.
“It’s very beautiful,” Kathy said. “Amazing sunrise.”
Sue silently put her arms around Kathy’s waist. She felt she could do this until the end of time. When everything was finished, only the two of them would be spared.
“Mummy …”
Sue swept aside a dark tu
