Something Invisible
“in the library. He’d looked up “Marguerite” before, and found it meant “pearl,” which had seemed completely wrong. “Daisy” was more down to earth.
“The word ‘daisy’ comes from ‘day’s eye,’” he told his parents that evening. “Did you know that?”
“Of course,” said Jake’s mum. She always knew everything, or pretended to.
“Why?” Dad asked. He could never work things out for himself. Jake sometimes wondered how he didn’t get fired from that job of his.
“Because it opens up in the morning and closes ...at night,” said Jake. “Those little white petals, just like eyelashes.”
The baby cried. She often did, and she seemed to make a point of doing it when Jake had an interesting conversation going.
“She doesn’t get it,” Jake said resentfully. “About closing at night, I mean.MoreLess
“The word ‘daisy’ comes from ‘day’s eye,’” he told his parents that evening. “Did you know that?”
“Of course,” said Jake’s mum. She always knew everything, or pretended to.
“Why?” Dad asked. He could never work things out for himself. Jake sometimes wondered how he didn’t get fired from that job of his.
“Because it opens up in the morning and closes ...at night,” said Jake. “Those little white petals, just like eyelashes.”
The baby cried. She often did, and she seemed to make a point of doing it when Jake had an interesting conversation going.
“She doesn’t get it,” Jake said resentfully. “About closing at night, I mean.MoreLess
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