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This and that
Today is the first day of the rest of my life — my bleak life without the Captain. Even Sukey can’t cheer me up this morning. She’s bouncing up and down on my bed singing her little heart out. She’s been learning a counting song: “One, two, three, four, five. Once I caught a fish alive.” Bless her heart. She keeps getting the numbers all mixed up. We’ve had our breakfast and our morning story-time. I should really get out of bed and do something with the day. But…
I put a pillow over my head and curl up. Try to get to my magic place to change my mood. It doesn’t work. I’m so cold, even with the covers tucked round me. I’m hurting so badly. I can’t bear the thought of making the effort to get up.
Sukey jumps her way up the bed until she’s right by my head. So much for p
