Identity: English. Age: 15 ½. Only child of Rob. Feels hurt and misunderstood. She is finding it difficult to to accept her Mum’s death and to let go of the past, so she is struggling to accept her stepmum.
“I wish, just for a moment, they could see into my mind, see how I really feel. Everything’s happened so fast. The Woman has jumped into our lives and created these ripples that won’t stop getting bigger.”
About her appearance: “Izzie said if you’ve got it, flaunt it, but I know she was joking. I’m the tallest in my class and slim as an unused exercise book.”
About Mum: “Mum was always laughing, except in the last few weeks. But she still smiled, even then. She never gave up. Except when life gave up on her.”
About Dad: “I’m glad that he’s found his future, but I need to know he hasn’t forgotten the past: our family, our life together.”
About The Woman: “I wish you had never met my Dad! The thought whizzes into my mind before I can stop it. I don’t mean it — she’s just trying to be kind like Dad said — it’s just that I still miss Mum so much.”
“I can see that she wants to be my friend, but she’s trying too hard. I’m fifteen and a half, not six. And she has only been married to Dad for four months and thirteen days — she doesn’t know me, not even around the edges.”
“My step-mum is being bright and brittle, like a boiled egg- I think she’ll crack in a minute.”
“Why does something that one person thinks is funny make you want to cry?”
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