“She was feeling very grumpled and needed some time alone. Feeling grumpled was a strange mixture of sadness, happiness and crossness, and she always felt grumpled on her birthday. It was the day she missed her mother the most. Cassie climbed out of the dune and crept as close to the beach as she dared. No one would miss her for a while. Her only guests were old Mrs Sandpiper, Lena Sealovage and her Aunt Euphorbia, and they were far too busy drinking endless cups of sage tea and gossiping to... notice she’d slipped away. It was a cold afternoon and the wind whirled around her flowing pink dress, which had been a present from Aunt Euphorbia. The wind whipped up grains of salty damp sand which stuck to her face, but she didn’t care – for the first time that day her unhappy feelings melted away. Her heart beat wildly as it pumped hot fiery thoughts around her body making her feel powerful and strong. She picked up a pebble and hurled it as far as she could towards a large rock, waiting for the thudding sound as it crashed into the sand.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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