Girls by Laura Watkinson & Annet Schaap

Author:Laura Watkinson & Annet Schaap
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 2023-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Oh, she wanted to want him. But she didn’t.

No matter how beautiful the prince’s eyes were, she missed her frog’s faithful gaze. She hadn’t even said goodbye to him this morning. Maybe he thought she wasn’t coming back. And suddenly that wasn’t what she wanted at all.

She picked up her ball and her bag. Came up with a stammered excuse. The prince didn’t make much of an effort to stop her.

In the front garden, she could already hear her father laughing, and the frog happily croaking along. Inside, it smelled of toast and chocolate milk and three pairs of eyes looked up at her happily.

‘Hello, darling,’ her father said. ‘You’ve been out for such a long time.’

‘Ah…’ she said, putting down her bag under the coatrack. ‘It wasn’t that long, was it?’

‘It did seem long,’ said the frog. ‘But you’re back now.’

Her mother stood up. ‘I’ll go and start the dinner.’

‘Want me to help?’

‘No need. You can do the dishes afterwards.’

‘Then I’ll do the drying.’ Her frog jumped onto her arm and snuggled into the crook of her elbow. ‘So, how about we give it another try before dinner?’ he croaked quietly. ‘I have a feeling it might work today. Don’t you think?’

The girl looked at his little green body, his wide mouth. No, she didn’t think it would work, actually. But she gave him a smile.

‘Yes, let’s do that,’ she said.

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