Past the Shallows
“A month. But Miles looked bad. He looked tired, still coughing all the time and even though milk wasn’t good for a cold, that’s what Aunty Jean said anyway, there wasn’t anything else. Harry wanted to make Miles the best hot Milo ever and it was still early and they could watch the afternoon cartoons and put the fire on.
He heaped four tablespoons of Milo into Miles’s cup and the hot milk went dark brown. He sprinkled more Milo on the top, just a bit, and it looked good. It smelled good. Bu...t when he took the cup over, Miles’s eyes were closed. He was already asleep, his head leaning back, resting on the top of the couch.
Harry sat down beside him holding the Milo.
‘Miles?’ he said quietly.MoreLess
He heaped four tablespoons of Milo into Miles’s cup and the hot milk went dark brown. He sprinkled more Milo on the top, just a bit, and it looked good. It smelled good. Bu...t when he took the cup over, Miles’s eyes were closed. He was already asleep, his head leaning back, resting on the top of the couch.
Harry sat down beside him holding the Milo.
‘Miles?’ he said quietly.MoreLess
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