Chaos Quest (2013)
“Kate was at school the next day, acting as if nothing had happened, answering questions about Ben’s accident without getting upset; being normal. Being determinedly normal.
They sat together in the lessons they shared as usual and chatted away and all the time David was thinking Come on, Kate. See sense. You can’t keep this up.
But she did.They walked part of the way home together and when they came to the point at which the routes to Kate’s and Mr Flowerdew’s houses diverged, she said ...goodbye and turned towards her home without hesitation.David found he didn’t want to go on his own just then, so he turned and trudged home, unable to decide whether to be irritated or worried.“I’m back,” he shouted to Claire as he came in and heard a muffled reply from the kitchen. He dropped his bag and sweatshirt. No Tiger to wind himself, purring, round his legs. There was a delicious smell when he opened the kitchen door.“Mmmn, that smells good,”MoreLess
They sat together in the lessons they shared as usual and chatted away and all the time David was thinking Come on, Kate. See sense. You can’t keep this up.
But she did.They walked part of the way home together and when they came to the point at which the routes to Kate’s and Mr Flowerdew’s houses diverged, she said ...goodbye and turned towards her home without hesitation.David found he didn’t want to go on his own just then, so he turned and trudged home, unable to decide whether to be irritated or worried.“I’m back,” he shouted to Claire as he came in and heard a muffled reply from the kitchen. He dropped his bag and sweatshirt. No Tiger to wind himself, purring, round his legs. There was a delicious smell when he opened the kitchen door.“Mmmn, that smells good,”MoreLess
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