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“I suppose that’s true,” I replied “Do you think he’ll be angry for long?”

“Probably Don’t worry, it’ll only be twenty-four hours before I do so to piss him off and then you’ll be off the hook”

“I’ain”

“You won’t have to, dear I’ up the ducks toalone at the top of the staircase

I sighed

I hoped she was right Surely he couldn’t be mad at me forever… could he?

CHAPTER FIVE

Forever was a stretch, but twenty-four hours was not

My father had steadfastly ignored me for a little over a day He’d made sure not to enter a room I was in and in the one instance I did see him, he did an abrupt turn and went outside

I didn’t know he could hold a grudge like that

I wished it had a purpose—I was still trying and failing to n toelse

I hated it when he didn’t talk to me

There was nothing worse than h I hadn’tthis a secret, I had, and it was eating at ht now to keep my mind occupied

I had to garden

I didn’t even care if Mr Gru his job I would stay out of his way and pick weeds I didn’t care I just needed to be outside in the fresh air surrounded by the greenery, and h confidence to hunt Dad down and speak to him

I pulled my hair to once side and plaited it as I walked down the stairs, then secured it with a hairband I saw nobody except Enoredanyway, so that was no skin off my nose

Secretly, I hoped Aunt Cat would fire her