I’ll laugh, and I’ll say yes, I know that. I want a life that means something, that is big enough to make a difference. I want to be open to it all, and I want to go on learning new things.
‘Whatever you do, wherever you go, you’ll always be welcome here,’ Evie will say. ‘You and whoever you choose to bring with you, Freya, for whatever reason.’
And perhaps Gramps will hear our voices, talking softly, back and forth, in the sitting room. He’ll come slowly downstairs to join us, one creaky step at a time.
Gramps will look lovingly at me, and then he’ll turn to Evie.
‘She’s like the swallows,’ Gramps will say, ‘our Freya. Coming back to us each year. Bringing the summer with her.’
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First published in Great Britain in May 2012 by
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