The O'Brien Press

whatever you may think

couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw number 13 Crag Road. No wonder everyone at the Sunny Hills Children’s Home had sniggered when I’d said it was going to be my new home.

Anna nodded meekly,

Ever since the divorce

She had no intention

who she’d hardly ever met.

Her dad looked unsure, like he wanted to say something else to her but didn’t know where to begin.

The more her dad chattered on about his new family, the more Anna felt alone,

spiky hawthorn, seagulls,

all whirled together.