Tamlyn (2012)
“Silvermay, I have a job for you.’ I stifled a groan from deep in my throat. Birdie had been working me like a slave since I’d returned to Haywode. I swear I heard those words cawed by the birds overhead; they even echoed in my dreams.
‘I’m here,’ I called from the drying shed, where she’d sent me to stack turnips so the air could flow between them. Somehow I resisted the urge to add, What do you want this time?
We met halfway between the shed and the house, me with a face like thunder, I’m sure..., and my mother carrying a basket.
‘Your father sent Piet to collect firewood in the forest. He won’t get any lunch unless someone takes him some, so here …’ She plonked the basket into my arms. ‘Wait while he eats, and if there are any mushrooms about bring them back in the basket. A few would be better than none.’ This wasn’t a job, it was a treat; and if joining Tamlyn for lunch wasn’t enough, I could hang around pretending to pick mushrooms, and as long as I brought back a few it wouldn’t look like I’d been slacking.MoreLess
‘I’m here,’ I called from the drying shed, where she’d sent me to stack turnips so the air could flow between them. Somehow I resisted the urge to add, What do you want this time?
We met halfway between the shed and the house, me with a face like thunder, I’m sure..., and my mother carrying a basket.
‘Your father sent Piet to collect firewood in the forest. He won’t get any lunch unless someone takes him some, so here …’ She plonked the basket into my arms. ‘Wait while he eats, and if there are any mushrooms about bring them back in the basket. A few would be better than none.’ This wasn’t a job, it was a treat; and if joining Tamlyn for lunch wasn’t enough, I could hang around pretending to pick mushrooms, and as long as I brought back a few it wouldn’t look like I’d been slacking.MoreLess
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