When Julia and Dad arrived, the breakfast dishes were all washed, incense was burning in the lounge room and everything else smelt of muffins. She insisted on taking Julia right through the house, showing her the renovations we had done. Julia admired the paint work and the old dresser the Counsellor and Maggie were stripping and even ate two muffins. If it had been up to me those muffins would have been date and poison, not date and chocolate, surprises. Dad apologised to me. ‘I’m sorry, Rain. Work’s been unbelievable lately with this upgrade we’re doing, but I promise nothing like that will ever happen again.’ I thought he was going to kiss me and I wasn’t ready for that yet, so I scooted backwards and held out my hand instead. ‘Peace?’ Dad asked taking it. ‘Peace,’ I said and we shook on it. And Maggie gave me the biggest muffin with my hot chocolate. Hospitals smell. And everyone whispers, except for the nurses who talk more loudly and cheerfully than they should.
What do You think about Rain May And Captain Daniel?
