Leave it to Eva by Judi Curtin

Author:Judi Curtin [Judi Curtin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847175380
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Published: 2012-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

That afternoon, Mum, Joey and Kate watched as Dad loaded my case into his car for the trip to the airport.

Mum hugged me. ‘Be good, Eva,’ she said. ‘And be careful. London is a big city.’

‘I know that,’ I laughed. ‘I got an A in geography in my summer exams, remember?’

Mum pretended to slap me, and then she hugged me tight. When she finally let go, Joey hugged me too.

‘I’ll bring you back a present,’ I said, suddenly realising that I was going to miss his cheeky smile.

Then Kate stepped forward for her hug.

‘Will you bring me back a present too?’ she asked, as she clung on to me for longer than seemed necessary.

I wondered what I could possibly bring back that would make her happy.

‘Sure,’ I said. ‘I’ll bring you something. And until I get back … look after yourself.’

Kate pulled away and faked a smile. ‘You don’t have to worry about me. I’m tough,’ she said.

Then I jumped into the car and felt really, really bad, at how really, really good it felt to be escaping for a few days.

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