Birthdays
It was mummy's birthday and my brother and I came down for breakfast and gave her her cards and presents. She smiled but her eyes looked sad and I didn't know why. She told us not to say anything to daddy about her birthday. I didn't understand cos birthdays should be fun. She hid our cards and presents. She made us not say anything. So we didn't.
When we got into the car daddy was quiet like he usually is in the mornings. He was taking us to our school. He started the car. Then I said, "It's mummy's birthday today." He said a bad word, and asked me why I hadn't said anything sooner. I told him mummy said not to. He was very very cross. He left the car on and jumped out. He didn't even close the door. We sat there till he came back. He didn't talk to us on the way to school. Everyone was cross with me and sad and I just knew I did the wrong thing - but I don't know what the right thing was.
LC