The Dog That Dumped On My Doona (2008)
The Dog That Dumped On My Doona
“So I wasn’t paying attention when the conversation started over breakfast the following day. I shovelled in cereal, but my heart wasn’t in it. Neither was flavour. It was like eating cardboard chunks in low-fat milk. I kept my head down.
‘Are you listening, Marcus?’ said Mum.
‘Huh?’ ‘I was just saying you have to be on your best behaviour tonight.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I wish you’d pay attention, Marcus,’ said Mum. ‘It is the first night of the school play tonight. Remember? The play that Rose is in?’ I’d f...orgotten for the very good reason that this was completely forgettable news. But it was also bad news. I knew I’d have to go along and see the sad thing. There’d been loads of excitement in the family a while back when Rose found out she’d landed a leading role in her school’s drama production. Not from me, obviously. But Mum and Dad put up streamers, released a hundred snow-white doves and organised a forty-five minute fireworks extravaganza. Well, no. They didn’t.MoreLess
‘Are you listening, Marcus?’ said Mum.
‘Huh?’ ‘I was just saying you have to be on your best behaviour tonight.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I wish you’d pay attention, Marcus,’ said Mum. ‘It is the first night of the school play tonight. Remember? The play that Rose is in?’ I’d f...orgotten for the very good reason that this was completely forgettable news. But it was also bad news. I knew I’d have to go along and see the sad thing. There’d been loads of excitement in the family a while back when Rose found out she’d landed a leading role in her school’s drama production. Not from me, obviously. But Mum and Dad put up streamers, released a hundred snow-white doves and organised a forty-five minute fireworks extravaganza. Well, no. They didn’t.MoreLess
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