The Boy Under the Table by Nicole Trope

Author:Nicole Trope [Trope, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC000000, book
ISBN: 9781742695907
Publisher: Allen and Unwin
Published: 2012-05-22T12:00:00+00:00

Tina

Work would be impossible. There was no way she was leaving the kid by himself and an eight-year-old boy would not exactly be good for business. Oh, there would be some who liked the idea. The world was full of freaky wankers.

They divided the last of the food, Tina giving Lockie the lion’s share. When it was time for bed he snuggled right up to her just like she was the mother koala. She rested her arm over him even though she knew she shouldn’t think about him as anything except a burden.

It felt strange to be going to sleep so early, but Tina was exhausted. She didn’t hear Mark and the boys come in.

There were no dreams that night. Tina fell asleep to the feeling of Lockie’s ribs moving up and down. It felt strange to be touched by another person. She had not been touched by anyone for two years. Well, she had been touched, but those were the touches that burned your skin and made it crawl.

Tim had been a big one for cuddles. He liked to sit on her lap and rest his head on her shoulder. When he was a baby and he couldn’t sleep she would walk up and down holding him so her mother could get some rest.

In his sleep Lockie pushed himself further against her and grabbed her hand. Tina felt her eyes sting with the sweetness of it. She sighed into the air and brushed the thought away. She had to get this sorted out so she could get back to her life. She had to.

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