A Place to Call Home [Shilling Grange Children's Home] by Lizzie Page
Author:Lizzie Page
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Historical Saga
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
At Lavenham station, still euphoric, Peter and Clara went over it. After some negotiation, it was decided Peter would join at the end of October just after his sixteenth birthday.
âIâm afraid itâs just a dream!â
Clara pinched him.
âOw,â he said.
âThere, youâre not dreaming.â
Peter suddenly went red to the roots of his hair. Turning to see the source of his embarrassment, Clara saw the art assistant from Peterâs school. She was wearing jean dungarees, her hair was in a knot, her lips were bright red â she had a look of Rosie the Riveter. Peculiar, thought Clara, or cool? The two often overlapped.
âHi, Peter. Whereâve you been today?â
Six-foot-two Peter towered over her, but his body language said he was tiny. âLondon, uh, I won the contest at the comic place. Iâm going to work with them from when Iâm sixteen⦠Iâve signed a contract andâ¦â
âI told you!â The girl was gloriously excited; she squealed, patted him on the back. âOh Peter!â she said, âYou did it!â
âYeah,â he said, flicking his hair. âUnexpected, right?â He blushed over his blush. âI wasnât sure whether to go for it, butâ¦â His voice was deep when he said that.
Clara felt like saying, âArenât you going to introduce me?â but decided not to. That was probably another saying that was old hat.
âItâs in Soho and there are loads of cafes nearby⦠itâs really lively.â
The girl sighed in admiration. âOh, Iâm jealous.â
Well, thought Clara. well, well.
Peter and the young woman were still staring at each other when the train rolled in.
âYour trainâ¦?â Clara reminded the girl eventually when she showed no sign of moving.
âOh, thank you! See you later, Peterâ¦â
âDefinitely.â They watched the girl get on; Peter was beaming. She pulled down the grimy window and waved until she was out of sight.
âGood day, huh?â Clara said.
âUh-huh.â
Peter would be okay.
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