Homework (2012)
“Everyone seemed happy that Jenny was going to live with us. Stephen wanted to be a full-time father; Joyce and Edward were ecstatic to have their granddaughter back; even Suzie, when I told her the news, jumped up and hugged me. Probably the only person who shared my reservations was Jenny, and she, like me, had no voice in the matter.
There was, however, little opportunity to gauge her reactions; in the weeks that followed we scarcely saw her. School ended and she visited her maternal grandpar...ents in Reading for a fortnight, spent another fortnight with Joyce and Edward, and then went with her mother to the seaside town of Nairn for a week. Stephen too was on holiday, and he began to renovate our house at a furious pace. His diligence gave me a pang. He no longer spoke of our having fifty years to get all the work done; now he wanted everything to be finished before Jenny moved in. He employed a couple of boys from his school, and with their help the house was rapidly transformed. In the evening I came home from the office to find the house smelling of paint, and Stephen waiting to show me what he had done that day.MoreLess
There was, however, little opportunity to gauge her reactions; in the weeks that followed we scarcely saw her. School ended and she visited her maternal grandpar...ents in Reading for a fortnight, spent another fortnight with Joyce and Edward, and then went with her mother to the seaside town of Nairn for a week. Stephen too was on holiday, and he began to renovate our house at a furious pace. His diligence gave me a pang. He no longer spoke of our having fifty years to get all the work done; now he wanted everything to be finished before Jenny moved in. He employed a couple of boys from his school, and with their help the house was rapidly transformed. In the evening I came home from the office to find the house smelling of paint, and Stephen waiting to show me what he had done that day.MoreLess
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