Road To Somewhere by Kay Oldham (free novel 24 .txt) 📕

I put my foot in it again” says her dad winking at her
“Were dose this box go” will shouts
“In the truck please that’s got my drawings in, eddy and Ryan your boxes go in the truck too please. Has anyone seen Polly?”
“In the truck” chirps a little voice
Kay picked up one of the bigger paintings carted it to the truck were Polly was sitting Looking at all the paintings while crying Ryan, will and eddy were also there looking at them. “You painted us” he said rather surprised
“If you think there great your gunner loves this one.” Kay unwrapped the big painting and she showed them one revealing the whole family together when Polly told us she was pregnant, Kay had repainted it in oil based paints Polly started crying again.
“Wow I have never seen you paint like this before” says her dad
“I have never had anything that has inspired me before I met this lot” (Polly cries some more)
“Sorry my hormones are all over the place these days”
“How long have you got left?”
“2 weeks I feel like an elephant “
“You look like one!”
“Bitch! That’s why I couldn’t come to your gallery night thingy coz I would have brought down the plane”
“Don’t worry I also own the empty wear house in town which I am hoping to make into my gallery so you won’t miss a thing any of you.”
“Come one guys covers the paintings up and come get some food we got the BBQ going” shouts her dad
“Oh food I’m starving” says Polly trying to stand
“How can you be hungry you never stop eating” reply’s Ryan
“Would you still love me if I got big and fat?”
“Are you crazy I would trade you in for a younger model?”
“You cheeky man if I could run id chase you then kick you arse”
“He’s gunner be doing a lot of grovelling tonight. You hungry” says will standing beside Kay
“I’m hungry for some kisses get over here you” then once again Polly lovely tunes interrupts “you love birds get over here I’m hungry”
“I’m not a veggie no more this chicken is amazing over here” peace say filling her face with chicken drummer

Everyone is laughing together and chatting the families are getting on its great feeling the both families are stood on the beach watching the sun go down together, Kay don’t know what tomorrow holds but she dose know that this is were she wants to be right now with her family and the man she loves, she’s gunner miss the girls back home but there just a plane ride away. Right here and now is where she wants to be. Imprint

Publication Date: 09-15-2011

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