BEFORE
Tuesday
Lucie
Lily and I laid patiently on the springy double bed we shared waiting for Dad's snore. Outside, a blue-black blanket of sky shone with mesmerising stars. Mesmerising was a new word I learnt in English class. It means something very beautiful it puts you in a trance, something hypnotising. Trance was also a new word I'd learnt.
Once I heard Dad's snore, I tapped Lily even though I know that she was not asleep. "It's time, Lily. Dad is asleep."
"What about mummy? What if she is not sleeping?" Lily asked and I wished Mummy snored too.
"Let's just... Risk it." I liked the word risk.
Lily did not argue, it was one of the things I loved about her. She was my partner in crime and a faithful follower, the best sister anyone could ask for.
The wind howled outside the sl
