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Back The Chalet
Chapters (75)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise for The Chalet
  3. Dedication
  4. PART ONE
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 6
  11. 7
  12. 8
  13. 9
  14. 10
  15. 11
  16. 12
  17. 13
  18. 14
  19. 15
  20. 16
  21. 17
  22. 18
  23. 19
  24. 20
  25. 21
  26. PART TWO
  27. 22
  28. 23
  29. 24
  30. 25
  31. 26
  32. 27
  33. 28
  34. 29
  35. PART THREE
  36. 30
  37. 31
  38. 32
  39. 33
  40. 34
  41. 35
  42. 36
  43. 37
  44. 38
  45. 39
  46. 40
  47. 41
  48. 42
  49. 43
  50. 44
  51. 45
  52. 46
  53. 47
  54. 48
  55. 49
  56. 50
  57. 51
  58. 52
  59. 53
  60. 54
  61. 55
  62. 56
  63. 57
  64. 58
  65. 59
  66. 60
  67. 61
  68. 62
  69. 63
  70. Epilogue
  71. Acknowledgements
  72. Keep Reading …
  73. Prologue
  74. About the Author
  75. About the Publisher

‘Don’t eat too fast,’ the lady said. ‘If you haven’t eaten for a while it might make you feel sick.’

She also gave me a cup of purple water which didn’t taste nice but Anna said I had to try to be a brave girl and drink it because I was a word that I didn’t understand which she told me meant I hadn’t drunk enough water.

The lady was wrong because I ate very quickly and it didn’t make me feel sick at all. I told Anna I was still hungry so she pulled a string which was hanging from the ceiling and asked if I could have something else to eat as well so the lady said she would see what she could do and brought me in a doughnut with sugar on.

After that I was very tired and told Anna I would like to go to sleep.

‘Will Mama come and get me tomorrow?’ I asked. ‘And will the door be fixed? She will be very cross if the door is broken.’ I remembered her sitting on the floor crying and suddenly I felt very sad even though I’d just had fish fingers and a doughnut. If the door was still broken when she got back she would probably cry again.

‘The door has already been made secure … I mean, made so that no one can get in, and will be fixed properly very soon, hopefully tomorrow. And we’re trying hard to find your mummy. You’re sure you don’t have a granny or grandpa? Or aunties or uncles maybe? Cousins?’

‘No. Granny is in heaven. There’s only Mama.’

‘And no daddy?’

‘He lives a long way away, Mama said.’

‘You don’t see him? Or know where he lives?’

I shook my head.

‘I see,’ she said. ‘Well, we’ll do our best to find your mummy.’

‘But what if you can’t? There’s no food at home and the door is broken so I can’t go to the shops.’ Suddenly I felt scared again.

‘You go to the shops by yourself?’ Anna asked.

‘No. Me and Mama go. But this time I wanted to go because there was no food.’

She nodded. ‘OK. Well hopefully we will have found your mummy by the time you wake up but if not, you’ll go and stay with a nice family until we can find her. There might be other children there for you to play with too. Does that sound OK? You won’t be left on your own with no food again either way, I promise.’

‘Can I take Teddy if I go to the nice family?’

‘Of course. He will be very welcome.’

‘OK then. But only until you find Mama.’