Out of My Depth
“Freya sat on hers.
‘Action Man!’ Jake said. He widened his eyes.
‘Barbie!’ said Freya. She tried not to smile.
They looked at each other and laughed. ‘It’s because she hasn’t got any children,’ Jake said. ‘She doesn’t know that Action Man and Barbie are for, like, five-year-olds. I quite like this guy though,’ he said, picking up the Action Man figure from his pillow.
‘Maybe she’s had other children staying who were younger than us,’ suggested Freya, undressing her yoga Barbie.
Her brother shoo...k his head. ‘I reckon not. Look, you can see these are brand new. They’ve still got the creases on from the packet.’ ‘You’re right. She got them for us.’ They sat and contemplated Freya’s garish duvet for a while. ‘I should give these Action Man sheets to the little kid,’ said Jake. ‘He’d like them, I bet.’ Freya giggled. ‘You shouldn’t! I’ll tell you why. You’d have to swap. I saw his bed, and he’s got Teletubbies.’ Jake’s jaw dropped.MoreLess
‘Action Man!’ Jake said. He widened his eyes.
‘Barbie!’ said Freya. She tried not to smile.
They looked at each other and laughed. ‘It’s because she hasn’t got any children,’ Jake said. ‘She doesn’t know that Action Man and Barbie are for, like, five-year-olds. I quite like this guy though,’ he said, picking up the Action Man figure from his pillow.
‘Maybe she’s had other children staying who were younger than us,’ suggested Freya, undressing her yoga Barbie.
Her brother shoo...k his head. ‘I reckon not. Look, you can see these are brand new. They’ve still got the creases on from the packet.’ ‘You’re right. She got them for us.’ They sat and contemplated Freya’s garish duvet for a while. ‘I should give these Action Man sheets to the little kid,’ said Jake. ‘He’d like them, I bet.’ Freya giggled. ‘You shouldn’t! I’ll tell you why. You’d have to swap. I saw his bed, and he’s got Teletubbies.’ Jake’s jaw dropped.MoreLess
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