Amelia Grey's Fireside Dream by Abby Clements

Author:Abby Clements [Clements, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
ISBN: 9781782064305
Google: _LMPnQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1782064303
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Published: 2013-09-25T23:00:00+00:00

I opened the other sheets of paper.

If I Were Prime Minister

by Trey Donoghue

If I were PM, I’d still keep my staffy, Rocco. He’d be top dog at No. 10, with one of those harnesses with the studs on it. School would be shorter, maybe just a couple of hours a day and then we’d learn some stuff that would be more useful. I’d like it if I could learn some more stuff, like about fixing cars. I like cars, engines, anything to do with them, and I’m quite good at fixing things too. That’s what people tell me, anyway.

If I was in charge of Britain then I would talk to the police, tell them to focus on the real criminals and not stop and search people who are just hanging with their friends, or walking down the street, or just because you’re wearing a cap or something. That bugs me. If I was in charge then I’d have to start doing some real study and stop messing around. There you go. That’s it really.

The End

When I’d read over Trey’s essay I passed it on to Carly and Sunita. ‘He finished something.’ I smiled, feeling a wave of pride.

‘Wow. You got this out of Trey? Blimey,’ Carly said. ‘I haven’t even got a word out of him the whole time I’ve been teaching him.’

‘I’ll tell Lewis about him returning my stuff,’ I said, putting my phone and wallet back in my handbag. ‘He should know that Trey’s done the right thing.’

‘Are you OK?’ Sunita said, spotting my eyes watering.

‘Yes,’ I said. ‘Yes, I’m good.’

Bella started to wail, and the conversation came to an abrupt end as Sunita got up and starting striding around the room in an attempt to soothe her.

Nico came in through the front door. ‘Hello, ladies,’ he said. ‘Wow, looks like I timed this perfectly.’ He glanced over at his daughter and then touched her softly on the cheek. She quietened a little.

‘And for the grown-ups, I come bearing treats,’ he said, holding up a lemon drizzle cake from M&S.

‘Thanks, Nico,’ I said. ‘I’ll help you in the kitchen. Actually, can I ask you a quick question?

‘Sure,’ Nico said.

‘At the Go-Kart track, do you ever need any apprentices?’

*

I left London Bridge on the train as the sun was setting orange over the city. I wrote out a reply to Trey’s letter, thanking him for sending my things back, and for the essay. The anger I’d felt about him stealing from me in the first place was gone now.

I added in Nico’s email address, and told him to get in touch if he was interested in getting some experience at the track. Not quite cars, but a step in the right direction. Who knows, he might just give it a try.

I arrived back at the cottage just after seven, and Jack greeted me with a kiss. ‘How was Sunita, and the baby?’

‘Suni seems great. And Bella’s lovely,’ I said. ‘Baby-like … yet surprisingly amenable to letting us have a conversation.

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