Twin Tales (2011)
“Spaghetti Worms ‘Coming swimming on Sunday?’ said Dad.
‘No fear,’ Connie said.
Dad looked at Mum. Mum looked at Dad. They both looked at Connie.
‘Why don’t you give it another try, love?’ said Mum.
‘I don’t like swimming now. I hate it,’ said Connie.
She stared at her plate. Mum had cooked spaghetti bolognese for tea, Connie’s all-time favourite, for the first time since the twins were born. Mum hadn’t had much time for proper cooking.
Claire and Charles had actually been very good for a while,... cooing and kicking their legs. They’d started to get a bit niggly the moment Mum started serving up the spaghetti, but Dad had popped their dummies in place and they acted like stoppers.
Connie had been all set to enjoy her meal but now her tummy had gone tight at the very mention of swimming.
‘I think it’s time you learnt to swim properly,’ said Dad. ‘You were very nearly swimming before. Just a few lessons and you’ll be bobbing about in the water, no bother.’ ‘I don’t want to,’ said Connie.MoreLess
‘No fear,’ Connie said.
Dad looked at Mum. Mum looked at Dad. They both looked at Connie.
‘Why don’t you give it another try, love?’ said Mum.
‘I don’t like swimming now. I hate it,’ said Connie.
She stared at her plate. Mum had cooked spaghetti bolognese for tea, Connie’s all-time favourite, for the first time since the twins were born. Mum hadn’t had much time for proper cooking.
Claire and Charles had actually been very good for a while,... cooing and kicking their legs. They’d started to get a bit niggly the moment Mum started serving up the spaghetti, but Dad had popped their dummies in place and they acted like stoppers.
Connie had been all set to enjoy her meal but now her tummy had gone tight at the very mention of swimming.
‘I think it’s time you learnt to swim properly,’ said Dad. ‘You were very nearly swimming before. Just a few lessons and you’ll be bobbing about in the water, no bother.’ ‘I don’t want to,’ said Connie.MoreLess
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