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It was this postcard which sparked the idea<br />

for a family holiday. April felt disappointed<br />

at this news and looked at the postcard pinned<br />

to her bedroom wall, next to drawings that her<br />

sister had plastered across the wall, April did<br />

this for hours. Usually April played with the<br />

other occupants of the house whilst the adults<br />

carried on going to work and Daisy looked after<br />

everyone.<br />

As time went by, the house seemed to<br />

become smaller as Betty and her children were<br />

taking up more space and seemed to be making<br />

the house their own. The homely curtains had<br />

been replaced with old brown rags which always<br />

creeped April out and the wall which once<br />

proudly presented a family portrait had been<br />

moved to make room for Mary’s dream catcher<br />

for when she decided to have a nap in the room.<br />

Things got worse and the arguments started<br />

with the girls, Daisy and Betty were under each<br />

other’s feet, and seemingly fighting for John’s

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