Holding On by Marcia Willett

Author:Marcia Willett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2011-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

‘Binker,’ repeated Bess, hugging her teddy tightly. ‘Binker and Pudgie. Aren’t they funny names, Mummy? It’s what she called her pretend friends when she was small like us.’

‘Yes,’ said Fliss, swallowing back tears as the three of them stood out in the road, waving after Eppyjay. ‘Yes, I know.’

At the turning the Morris convertible paused. The twins held up Binker and Pudgie, waving their velvety paws, so that she might see them, and for a moment they saw the silk holly-red scarf, chosen so carefully by all three of them, waved furiously out of the window in response. Fliss discovered that she could no longer see the car properly and she closed her eyes for a moment.

She thought: Oh, Kit. I do love you so much. Please be safe.

She turned away, following the twinnies into the house, clutching the little leather folding case which contained two photographs taken at Susanna’s wedding; one of Kit and Hal, joshing together, and one of Mole and Susanna, smiling out happily at the world.

‘I had them done specially for you,’ Kit had said as they’d hugged goodbye. ‘Your special people. Well, some of them.’

‘I love it,’ said Fliss. ‘It’s just perfect. Have a good Christmas, Kit. Love to Sin. And don’t forget, I’m always here. Wherever we are, there’s a place for you with us.’

‘There’d better be. I’m counting on it from now on.’ She’d given Fliss one last squeeze before she climbed into the car. ‘Happy Christmas, little coz. Happy Christmas, twinnies. Happy New Year. And as darling Uncle Theo would say, God bless us everyone.’

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