Eva's Holiday (2012)
“Joey was dancing around, all excited, like Dad had just promised to show him the secrets of the universe.
‘Why don’t you invite your friend over for tea tonight?’ said Mum as soon as they’d gone outside.‘Because she’s so not my friend,’ I said through gritted teeth. ‘And I don’t want any more to do with her.’ ‘Dad said she seemed like a nice girl,’ said Mum.‘She’s not nice,’ I said. ‘She’s weird. Totally weird.’‘That’s what you said about Ruby when you met her first.’ ‘That’s so not the sam...e,’ I protested. ‘I admit Ruby’s a small bit weird sometimes, but she’s nice too.’‘And remember how hard you worked with Ruby and her mum? Remember how you helped them and how good that made you feel?’She was right, but there was no way I was admitting that.‘That’s all ancient history,’ I said. ‘Can’t you understand, Mum? This is my summer holiday. I don’t want to hang around with weirdos. I want to meet normal people, and have fun.’Mum did the pouty thing with her mouth that showed me she was disappointed in me.Just then there was a loud knock at the door.‘Try to be nice,’ said Mum.I almost weakened, but then I remembered that somewhere out there, Cathy and Lily, the cool girls, were waiting.MoreLess
‘Why don’t you invite your friend over for tea tonight?’ said Mum as soon as they’d gone outside.‘Because she’s so not my friend,’ I said through gritted teeth. ‘And I don’t want any more to do with her.’ ‘Dad said she seemed like a nice girl,’ said Mum.‘She’s not nice,’ I said. ‘She’s weird. Totally weird.’‘That’s what you said about Ruby when you met her first.’ ‘That’s so not the sam...e,’ I protested. ‘I admit Ruby’s a small bit weird sometimes, but she’s nice too.’‘And remember how hard you worked with Ruby and her mum? Remember how you helped them and how good that made you feel?’She was right, but there was no way I was admitting that.‘That’s all ancient history,’ I said. ‘Can’t you understand, Mum? This is my summer holiday. I don’t want to hang around with weirdos. I want to meet normal people, and have fun.’Mum did the pouty thing with her mouth that showed me she was disappointed in me.Just then there was a loud knock at the door.‘Try to be nice,’ said Mum.I almost weakened, but then I remembered that somewhere out there, Cathy and Lily, the cool girls, were waiting.MoreLess
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