We’ve had Sadie arriving with her suitcase; then the tear thing started as she said goodbye to Mum and went off with Dad to the airport. I can only deduce that the wood-chopper’s chopper is off the agenda and Sadie’s heading off to carve out a new future back in London. Then Mum started too as she waved Sadie off. I asked her why she was crying, but she did that thing she does and said ‘I’m fine,’ even though tears were pouring down her cheeks and she was so obviously not. Chloë has literally dripped around the house for the past few hours. She is inconsolable about the fact she has to fly to France to her mother tomorrow and isn’t allowed to stay on here for longer. Even though she is hoping to come back here before the end of the summer, it seems this is no comfort to her. And to be fair, it’s unlikely to happen, given the logistics and her mother’s mindset. ‘Michelle’ has since arrived to say goodbye, and they have locked themselves in her bedroom.
