Little Wing by Joanne Horniman

Author:Joanne Horniman
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: JUV000000
ISBN: 9781741159509
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Published: 2006-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

The next morning, Charlotte stood beside her bed with a cup of tea in her hand, and Emily reluctantly hauled herself out, though it wasn’t early. It was painfully difficult to get dressed. Her grey tracksuit was cold and without comfort. More than anything, she would have liked to stay in bed and not think of a thing.

Emily tried to remember the routine. She checked that the mirrors were in position. She adjusted the seat, and put the key into the ignition.

Then she took off with the handbrake still on.

‘Should have reminded you,’ said Charlotte lightly.

‘No. I know all this.’

Emily was used to her father’s little old car, which smelt of leather and cracked varnish rather than brand-new plastic. She had begun driving when she was twelve. That was in the days when she was still happy to do things with her father. She remembered how he used to take her, illegally, on the dirt roads around her grandfather’s farm, not so many years ago. She loved being behind the wheel. She felt that the whole world belonged to her. Once, there was nothing Emily couldn’t do.

The thing about driving was, you needed to notice everything. The red car in front, the silver one behind. The woman with the stroller. The child in the flannelette shirt riding a bike and without a helmet. The old man with a stick. A border collie with a limp.

Who is here with us: Lots of people and animals I should try not to kill. Emily’s father used to push-start his old car sometimes. Run it down the hill and turn on the engine, hoping that it would catch.

Emily thought that if she could just push herself forward and pretend that she was operating okay, one day her engine would start up again.

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