“Can you tell me what happened right before the accident?”
The boy’s expression told Julie that he was still thinking about that stranger, but he finally looked at her.
“Mummy didn’t want to play the guessing game, but she finally gave in. It was nothing special, just the same memory game we play all the time. But I saw the Toyota clearly, as it came from the side, and I knew it was going to hit us. The problem was I didn’t trust myself, I thought that I was caught up in the wave of the game, and I’d just imagined that car. That’s why I didn’t say anything to Dad. I didn’t want to question his skills.”
“His skills, you mean that he would notice the car?”
“Yes, his skills to see and avoid the accident. But it’s my fault, because I went too far with that paper trumpet.”
Julie became mor
