Leave It to Eva (2012)
“‘OMG!’ she said.I looked through the glass door to see Mum and Ruby’s mum waiting for us. Maggie was waving a beautiful hand-stitched flag. WELL DONE, RUBY! it said, in shiny gold letters. On her shirt she was wearing a huge badge that said My Daughter is a Swimming Star.
‘How totally embarrassing is that?’ asked Ruby.I giggled. ‘She’s just proud of you.’‘Well, I wish she could be proud of me in a more subtle way,’ she said.
We walked through the doors, and spent ages hugging and kissin...g and talking about the swimming trials.‘You will never know just how proud you have made me, Ruby,’ said Maggie after a while.Ruby looked at me and I knew what she was thinking.I shook my head – there was no need for Maggie to know the finer points of what had happened at the swimming trial. But Ruby has a stubborn, honest streak.‘I nearly didn’t get the scholarship,’ she said. ‘I nearly threw it all away at the last minute.’The smile faded from Maggie’s face.MoreLess
‘How totally embarrassing is that?’ asked Ruby.I giggled. ‘She’s just proud of you.’‘Well, I wish she could be proud of me in a more subtle way,’ she said.
We walked through the doors, and spent ages hugging and kissin...g and talking about the swimming trials.‘You will never know just how proud you have made me, Ruby,’ said Maggie after a while.Ruby looked at me and I knew what she was thinking.I shook my head – there was no need for Maggie to know the finer points of what had happened at the swimming trial. But Ruby has a stubborn, honest streak.‘I nearly didn’t get the scholarship,’ she said. ‘I nearly threw it all away at the last minute.’The smile faded from Maggie’s face.MoreLess
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