Hello God by Moya Simons

Author:Moya Simons
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Hello God,

Our class is going to a camp. Right by the river with canoes and walking tracks. We’re going to have a campfire at night, and study the bush by day. It’s supposed to be an environmental camp. Learning how to take care of the things you made, God, so you should be very happy that we’re thinking good thoughts.

The baby is growing. It’s starting to fill Mum’s tum and she’s looking better and better. Her hair is shining, her cheeks are like pink apples. She wears big, loose clothes, but not too loose. Mum’s very proud of her baby bump and she pats it all the time.

How do I feel about the baby now? Watching the spare room, usually full of knick-knacks, being transformed into a canary yellow room with a bassinette and a cot, mobiles of zoo animals, fluffy toys and a baby wardrobe makes me feel like hiccupping.

I’m trying to remember that the baby is part of me too. It may even look like me. I can take it on walks, take it to the library to listen to Steph’s stories. But I won’t, no I won’t, God, hic, ever, ever, ever change its nappy.

One last thing: it rained today and the ants are really harmless insects. Can’t you teach them to swim? At least twenty died in the puddle in our driveway.

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