The Sisters by Kate Forster

Author:Kate Forster [Forster, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788544351
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 2018-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

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Carlotta sat with Birdie. She found it harder than her sisters to have the one-sided conversation. She and Birdie had never been close and now the silence between them engulfed Carlotta. She walked out into the hallway and saw the friendly nurse who she had been so rude to at the beginning of Birdie’s journey. ‘Excuse me?’ said Carlotta as she walked towards her.

The nurse looked at Carlotta warily. ‘Yes.’

Carlotta stood awkwardly. ‘Um… I’m having trouble talking to my mom,’ she said, and then burst into tears. Why was she crying so much? She hated crying and now she had cried twice in the space of a week.

The nurse took her in her arms and held her. ‘Oh honey, I know, but it’s so important for you and for her. Talk about your day, talk about the new things in your life, talk about the weather or what you like to do when you are here.’

Carlotta pulled away from her. ‘I’m sorry I was so rude when I first met you. I’m not good at things like this.’

The nurse laughed. ‘None of us are, we just do our best. No offence taken.’

Carlotta smiled at the motherly women and walked back into Birdie’s room. She sat for a while and then started to talk, about Chris and Alexia and her riding. As Carlotta spoke, the words came easily and she chatted about them for at least forty minutes. When Spencer came to take over her shift, they spoke in the hallway.

‘How is she?’ asked Spencer.

‘Same,’ said Carlotta.

‘How are you?’ asked Spencer.

‘I’m OK,’ said Carlotta, surprised at how therapeutic it had been to talk to her mother, even though no words were returned. ‘I just miss her, that’s all.’

Spencer nodded. ‘We all do Lottie, we all do.’

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