Violet Ink (2014)
“This conversation has been going on for weeks and she’s had enough.
‘She’s four weeks old!’ she says to Alex. ‘She needs a name.’ ‘Your mum’s right,’ says Finn, shovelling a forkful of peas into his mouth and earning himself a smile from Mum. ‘We can’t just keep on calling her “Baby” all the time.’ I say nothing. Bad-News and I have come to an understanding over the last few weeks. I’ll look out for her and keep her safe, and be there to rescue her when Mum and Alex are being grown-up and borin...g and won’t let her do anything cool – and she’ll make a real effort to stop being such a drama queen and screaming the place down just because she’s a bit bored or has a wet nappy. I think it’s going to work out for the two of us. And I’ve kind of got used to calling her ‘Bad-News’ too – I think it suits her. My mood ring has been brown for days now and I know that our home is the right place for Alex and Bad-News to be, safe here with us. There’s a lot to be said for brown: it’s safe and comforting.MoreLess
‘She’s four weeks old!’ she says to Alex. ‘She needs a name.’ ‘Your mum’s right,’ says Finn, shovelling a forkful of peas into his mouth and earning himself a smile from Mum. ‘We can’t just keep on calling her “Baby” all the time.’ I say nothing. Bad-News and I have come to an understanding over the last few weeks. I’ll look out for her and keep her safe, and be there to rescue her when Mum and Alex are being grown-up and borin...g and won’t let her do anything cool – and she’ll make a real effort to stop being such a drama queen and screaming the place down just because she’s a bit bored or has a wet nappy. I think it’s going to work out for the two of us. And I’ve kind of got used to calling her ‘Bad-News’ too – I think it suits her. My mood ring has been brown for days now and I know that our home is the right place for Alex and Bad-News to be, safe here with us. There’s a lot to be said for brown: it’s safe and comforting.MoreLess
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