Closer Still (2011)
“Brodie’s heart lurched and raced in the five seconds it took her to realise that one of them was pink and had glitter stickers on it, and however desperate he was to flee the scene of a murder Dev Stretton would probably still rather be caught than make a run for it with girly luggage.
‘Evie not off yet?’ asked Brodie.
Faith looked terribly harassed. She mopped her brow with the back of her wrist. ‘She keeps thinking of something else she’s going to need. I swear to God, Drake circumnavigated t...he globe with less baggage! When I was her age, I was hitching across Australia with all my worldly goods in a backpack. Evie’s luggage is bigger than she is!’ The girl appeared at the top of the stairs. ‘Mum, I need …’ ‘No,’ said Faith immediately. ‘You don’t.’ ‘But …’ ‘Evie! What you need is to get finished and get off. If you’ve forgotten something vital you can buy it at the other end. If you’ve forgotten something trivial you can manage without it.’ The girl turned away with a flounce.MoreLess
‘Evie not off yet?’ asked Brodie.
Faith looked terribly harassed. She mopped her brow with the back of her wrist. ‘She keeps thinking of something else she’s going to need. I swear to God, Drake circumnavigated t...he globe with less baggage! When I was her age, I was hitching across Australia with all my worldly goods in a backpack. Evie’s luggage is bigger than she is!’ The girl appeared at the top of the stairs. ‘Mum, I need …’ ‘No,’ said Faith immediately. ‘You don’t.’ ‘But …’ ‘Evie! What you need is to get finished and get off. If you’ve forgotten something vital you can buy it at the other end. If you’ve forgotten something trivial you can manage without it.’ The girl turned away with a flounce.MoreLess
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