Goodbye to Dreams (2012)
“She wrote a note explaining that when her daughter decided to take a job it would be a family decision and discussed fully by herself, Annette and Owen, who, young as he was, was the head of the family. The sisters were the least surprised and Willie the most disappointed.
A few days after the note was shown to him, Willie saw Annette crossing the main road, having done her mother’s shopping not at Owen’s shop but at Waldo Watkins’ more expensive store. He pulled up the horse, ignoring the ...abuse he received from other road users, and offered her a lift. She glanced nervously around her before climbing up to sit beside Willie, placing her basket at her feet.
‘You’ll have to hold my arm as we turn the corner in case you fall,’ he teased. She waited until they had left the busy main thoroughfare and put an arm tentatively on the rough sleeve of his jacket. ‘Shame on your mother for not letting you work with your aunties,’ he said.MoreLess
A few days after the note was shown to him, Willie saw Annette crossing the main road, having done her mother’s shopping not at Owen’s shop but at Waldo Watkins’ more expensive store. He pulled up the horse, ignoring the ...abuse he received from other road users, and offered her a lift. She glanced nervously around her before climbing up to sit beside Willie, placing her basket at her feet.
‘You’ll have to hold my arm as we turn the corner in case you fall,’ he teased. She waited until they had left the busy main thoroughfare and put an arm tentatively on the rough sleeve of his jacket. ‘Shame on your mother for not letting you work with your aunties,’ he said.MoreLess
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