CHAPTER 29- Pandora -
“Mum, it’s OK. It’s just a burn,” Penny says.
“You two were in a fire?” her mother squeaks. “I knew working for the police was a bad idea. What kind of trouble have you got your brother into now, Pandora?”
Now? Since when did Penny ever get Matiu into trouble? He’s perfectly capable of raising hell all by himself.
Trying to ignore her mother’s comment, Penny pulls back the cheery pink privacy curtains to allow their parents into the triage cubicle, taking some comfort from the fact that Matiu’s look at the sight of their mother is more pained than when Penny pulled him from the museum basement.
“Matiu, baby,” Mum fawns. “Just a little burn? His whole arm is bandaged!” Penny badly wants to roll her eyes. Talk about an exaggeration. Matiu has a burn on his forearm.
