Chapter 36
Sam rose at first light to put the kettle on. The first week of April, and there was already a nip in the early morning air. Fog had crept down from the range overnight. Outside the window, trees loomed grey and amorphous in swirls of mist. Sam prayed it would clear to the sunny day promised by the forecast.
Charlie emerged from the hallway, pyjama-clad and yawning. The physical change in her sister these past six weeks had been nothing short of remarkable. She seemed taller. Her body had filled out, in spite of Sam’s limited recipe range, and Charlie’s own laziness in the kitchen. Her limbs, once skinny sticks, had grown ripe and smooth. Muscles were starting to define her upper arms and calves, rounding out the knobbly bits. Her sister no longer peered at the world through g
