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the other way round.
“I miss Mum, of course I do. But I don’t miss out
on stuff. I don’t need Mum to show me how to use make-up and things. It’s all right.”
“Are you sure?” her dad muttered. “I know you love science, and maths, and the kind of things I like talking about, but sometimes I worry that you’re not getting a chance for the arty stuff your mum was so good at. And I certainly don’t have a clue about make-up. I couldn’t tell you what the difference between lipgloss and – and lip polish was.”
“Nail polish, Dad. Even I know that.”
“There you are, you see!” He sighed. “Neither of us is an expert, Iz. I don’t want you missing out.” He stroked her hair, staring at her anxiously. “At least you’ve got your friends at school to help. I really liked them. Especially Poppy – she was a great help at the washing up, she did loads, didn’t complain once.”
Izzy smiled. It was true. Poppy had washed mountains of mugs, and Izzy had dried them all up, while they chatted about their amazing evening.
Then her smile drooped a little. It was so sad that the show was over. And tomorrow was their last lesson working on the Fairtrade project. After that, everything would be different.
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