must have known about Grace coming just like some other animals knew about storms or earthquakes before they happened.
I think it was pretty cool how Mister Mosely knew about Grace before anyone else. And there was other stuff he knew about too. He could always tell when something was wrong. Like one time when he woke me up in the middle of the night with his whining.
I went to see what was worrying him but I couldnât work out what was wrong. Then I heard some voices. They were coming from Mum and Dadâs room. Thatâs what Moe was whining about. He knew something wasnât right even if he didnât know what any of the words meant.
I couldnât understand many of the words either, just the loud ones. Like Dad saying, âHow could it happen?â He didnât sound happy when he said that. I thought he might be talking about Mum having a baby, except he knew how thatstuff happened because he was there when Mum told me all about it.
I listened some more. Dad kept going on and on about having no job and no money and not being able to afford stuff. Then it went quieter. I could still hear voices but they were all blurry. They sounded angry but. And sometimes sad. The last thing I heard was Dad swearing, which he doesnât normally do. Then Mum and him stopped talking. I waited but I didnât hear anything else. It was all just quiet and still and dark.
I didnât go back to bed right away. I stayed out there on the porch with Mister Mosely. He had his big head on my lap and I wrapped my arms around him to stay warm. It made me think of when I was little and there was a storm and weâd be hiding under the bed together.
Moe was always good to hold on to when things started to get a bit scary and you didnât know what might happen next.
20 Mister Mosely and Grace
Grace ended up being born four weeks before she was supposed to be. No one knew that was going to happen. No one except Mister Mosely.
Moe had been acting funny all that day. Mum said he wasnât lying down on the porch, which is what he normally did. He was standing up all the time and looking in through the screen door and walking around âlike he was on hot coalsâ. She said every time Mister Mosely saw her heâd start whining for no reason.
When Mum was making tea that night she started to feel funny and she knew right away something was happening with the baby. Dad wasnât home then. He had a new job helping build a dam somewhere. Uncle Gavin got that job forhim. It was a long way away so Dad only got to come home on weekends. Anyway, because Dad wasnât there, Mum had to ring up Uncle Gavin to take her to the hospital. Amelia and me stayed with Mrs Nguyen from across the road.
Grace was born that night. Mum said it was lucky she wasnât born in Uncle Gavinâs car. The funny thing was, most of the people at the hospital thought that Uncle Gavin was Graceâs father because Dad didnât get there until after it was all over. Uncle Gavin made lots of jokes about that but I donât think Dad thought they were so funny because he didnât laugh much.
Dad had stopped laughing at a lot of things since he lost his old job. I was hoping that Grace being born would make him happy again. Way back when he found out Mum was having me, he was so happy he picked her up and carried her all the way out to the front yard to tell the neighbours the good news. Mumâs told me that story plenty of times. And if you look at the photos of when Amelia was born, Dadâs smiling and laughing in every one. But when Grace was born Dad didnât do any of that stuff. He just looked tired and worried.
We couldnât bring Grace home straight away. She was so tiny and red when she was born she had to stay in the hospital in a special plastic cot with all these tubes in her till she got bigger and stronger. Seeing how Grace was so little and Mister Mosely was so big, Nanny and Pop were
I think it was pretty cool how Mister Mosely knew about Grace before anyone else. And there was other stuff he knew about too. He could always tell when something was wrong. Like one time when he woke me up in the middle of the night with his whining.
I went to see what was worrying him but I couldnât work out what was wrong. Then I heard some voices. They were coming from Mum and Dadâs room. Thatâs what Moe was whining about. He knew something wasnât right even if he didnât know what any of the words meant.
I couldnât understand many of the words either, just the loud ones. Like Dad saying, âHow could it happen?â He didnât sound happy when he said that. I thought he might be talking about Mum having a baby, except he knew how thatstuff happened because he was there when Mum told me all about it.
I listened some more. Dad kept going on and on about having no job and no money and not being able to afford stuff. Then it went quieter. I could still hear voices but they were all blurry. They sounded angry but. And sometimes sad. The last thing I heard was Dad swearing, which he doesnât normally do. Then Mum and him stopped talking. I waited but I didnât hear anything else. It was all just quiet and still and dark.
I didnât go back to bed right away. I stayed out there on the porch with Mister Mosely. He had his big head on my lap and I wrapped my arms around him to stay warm. It made me think of when I was little and there was a storm and weâd be hiding under the bed together.
Moe was always good to hold on to when things started to get a bit scary and you didnât know what might happen next.
20 Mister Mosely and Grace
Grace ended up being born four weeks before she was supposed to be. No one knew that was going to happen. No one except Mister Mosely.
Moe had been acting funny all that day. Mum said he wasnât lying down on the porch, which is what he normally did. He was standing up all the time and looking in through the screen door and walking around âlike he was on hot coalsâ. She said every time Mister Mosely saw her heâd start whining for no reason.
When Mum was making tea that night she started to feel funny and she knew right away something was happening with the baby. Dad wasnât home then. He had a new job helping build a dam somewhere. Uncle Gavin got that job forhim. It was a long way away so Dad only got to come home on weekends. Anyway, because Dad wasnât there, Mum had to ring up Uncle Gavin to take her to the hospital. Amelia and me stayed with Mrs Nguyen from across the road.
Grace was born that night. Mum said it was lucky she wasnât born in Uncle Gavinâs car. The funny thing was, most of the people at the hospital thought that Uncle Gavin was Graceâs father because Dad didnât get there until after it was all over. Uncle Gavin made lots of jokes about that but I donât think Dad thought they were so funny because he didnât laugh much.
Dad had stopped laughing at a lot of things since he lost his old job. I was hoping that Grace being born would make him happy again. Way back when he found out Mum was having me, he was so happy he picked her up and carried her all the way out to the front yard to tell the neighbours the good news. Mumâs told me that story plenty of times. And if you look at the photos of when Amelia was born, Dadâs smiling and laughing in every one. But when Grace was born Dad didnât do any of that stuff. He just looked tired and worried.
We couldnât bring Grace home straight away. She was so tiny and red when she was born she had to stay in the hospital in a special plastic cot with all these tubes in her till she got bigger and stronger. Seeing how Grace was so little and Mister Mosely was so big, Nanny and Pop were
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