‘What brought that on?’‘Curiosity.’‘Ah. And?’‘All good. Straightened out a few things in my head.’ I was aware Felix was staring at me, and that Erica was trying to look like she didn’t want to know the full story.It was obvious I didn’t have to spell out to Dad what those ‘few things’ might be. ‘If I’d let her take you, you’d have had a mother and a father.’ The way he said it made me wonder if that was a question he’d always had lurking at the back of his mind too.‘Shit, Dad. I’d have died of boredom. There’s not a lot of excitement in caterpillars and cabbages.’He relaxed, gave me a grin. End of conversation. Fine by me.SCHOOL STARTED AGAIN, but my attention was on club day at the end of the first week, followed by the fourth Challenge meeting a week later. This one would be at the Bay of Plenty track. Erica told Felix he could go to both events, but she turned down Dad’s invitation to come with us to club day. I spent as much time as I could working on my kart to make sure it was in top condition.
