She knew what it would do to her mum if she didn’t go. She thought about how they had been ‘together’ longer than anyone in her family, longer than her mum and dad. When things went wrong, Carol always knew the right thing to say and to cook. They had fun together talking about her friends at school and the stupid things they would do or say. And Carol liked to keep up with the gossip about boys and who was doing what with who and where. Downstairs, inside. Mols knew if she said she wanted to stay with her dad that it would cut Carol. But in her heart, when she asked herself the question “Do you want to move to keep your family together? ”and she knew she couldn’t leave Jaz and her dad.
Bryce needed the car, so Mols and Carol caught the bus to Manly. It had rained all night. Heavy, straight-down rain, but the skies had cleared just as they walked towards the beach. Mols knew today was the day; she was going to have to say one way or another.
Mols wanted to think about something else. She tried to remember the last time her mum had called her ‘Poppet’. It was her name when she was little. It carried with it all the warmth and gentleness and strength of her mum. And then there was another time. She and Jaz found an old wooden box under her place. It was about half the size of a shoebox and made of rough wood. When they opened it there was a little fabric doll inside with real white hair. The inside of the box was lined with broken-up mirrors. . .
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