Pan's Whisper by Sue Lawson

Author:Sue Lawson [Lawson, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781922244703
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Published: 2013-03-09T05:00:00+00:00

Morgan,

Ever put your foot in it? Right up to your thigh? I did tonight, and now I feel like hell on a stick. Why do I even think I can be normal? Have friends? All that moving, new schools, Mum’s boyfriends, they’ve messed me up. Messed everything up.

I need a hug. I miss Grandy. I miss the way we used to be, when we were friends. Before everything stuffed up. Before

I just want it to be like it used to be. You and me hanging out at home. I just …

Panda

x

Morgan placed the steaming bowls of pasta on placemats. She looked through the archway to where Pan lay sprawled on the sofa watching Neighbours. The credits began to roll.

“Panda, dinner.”

“Smells good, Morgs,” Pan dumped the remote control on the coffee table and stood. “Unlike this sofa. Stinks of dog – wet dog. Why didn’t Mum just bring our furniture with us? You know, hire a trailer or something? You’d reckon that’d be cheaper than selling everything before we left and buying this crappy stuff.” She sat at the table, opposite Morgan.

“That’s what you and I would think, but not Kylie,” said Morgan. “She has this thing that she can make a profit by having a garage sale and buy furniture at an op shop once we move. Warped.”

“So where’s all the money she’s making?”

“Who knows?” Morgan twirled pasta around her fork.

Pan sighed. “Morgs, do you reckon anyone lives in a place where they know everyone in the street and talk to them and stuff? Like Ramsay Street in Neighbours?”

“Trust me, there’s no place in the world like Ramsay Street, except maybe Summer Bay, only that’s worse. Kylie better not move us there!” Morgan watched Pan poke at her pasta. Her eyes were dull. “What’s up, Panda?”

“I’m just sick of it. Sick of moving homes, towns and especially schools.”

“You kidding? I love it, especially when you walk into a new classroom and everyone stares like you have purple skin.”

“Are you serious?”

“I’m joking, Panda. I hate it, too. Though this place is better than the last one. No rats. So far.”

“Yeah.” Pan smiled, then blurted, “I miss Grandy.”

“Me too,” said Morgan. She flicked a fingernail. “He was just … there.” She looked up and imitated her grandfather’s voice. “She went off like a frog in a sock.”

“When I was little I used to worry about that. You know, if the frog would jump around inside the sock, or just sit there. And if it did jump around would it work its way out of the sock, or would the sock be flopping around like a tail.”

“You’re kidding?”

“Stuff worries me, okay?”

Morgan fought the laughter building in her throat, but couldn’t stop the smile.

“It just does.” Pan shrugged. “When do you reckon Mum will be back?”

“Dunno.” Morgan’s smile faded. She’d lied to Pan, told her Kylie had gone back to Mildura to visit Grandma after her fall. The part about Grandma falling wasn’t a lie; Morgan had taken the call from the home. But Kylie hadn’t gone to visit her.

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