There's a Hamster in My Pocket (2011)
“Better out than in The next morning, when Nani and me dragged ourselves downstairs, the first thing we saw was a large B&Q carrier bag lying on the breakfast table.
“Auntie Shabnam arrives on Monday,” Mum said briskly. “That’s just four days to convert her room into an ultra-smooth, ultra-chic executive office.”
She took a roll of wallpaper out of the carrier bag and unfurled it. It had a design of red and gold zigzags.
“I thought we’d paint three walls Fiesta Red, with one jazzy Feature Wall,”... Mum went on. “Make a bit of a splash – what do you think?”
Nani cast a malevolent eye over the red and gold zigzags. With a grunt of extreme disapproval, followed by a wheeze, she poured milk over her cereal and the tablecloth, and the toast rack.
Frowning, Mum turned to me. “We can always paint over it with magnolia once Auntie Shabnam goes home,” she said. “She’ll like it, Yosser, won’t she?”
I tried to imagine Nani’s room as an ultra-smooth, ultra-chic executive office with Fiesta Red walls and red and gold zigzags, but all I could think of was migraine headaches.MoreLess
“Auntie Shabnam arrives on Monday,” Mum said briskly. “That’s just four days to convert her room into an ultra-smooth, ultra-chic executive office.”
She took a roll of wallpaper out of the carrier bag and unfurled it. It had a design of red and gold zigzags.
“I thought we’d paint three walls Fiesta Red, with one jazzy Feature Wall,”... Mum went on. “Make a bit of a splash – what do you think?”
Nani cast a malevolent eye over the red and gold zigzags. With a grunt of extreme disapproval, followed by a wheeze, she poured milk over her cereal and the tablecloth, and the toast rack.
Frowning, Mum turned to me. “We can always paint over it with magnolia once Auntie Shabnam goes home,” she said. “She’ll like it, Yosser, won’t she?”
I tried to imagine Nani’s room as an ultra-smooth, ultra-chic executive office with Fiesta Red walls and red and gold zigzags, but all I could think of was migraine headaches.MoreLess
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