worried about him being around her. They thought Moe might hurt her somehow even if he didnât really mean to.
Mum wasnât worried but. She kept saying Mister Mosely would be fine and we just had to âintroduceâ Grace properly to him so that he knew she was part of our family. And thatâs what we did. On the first day they came home Mum sat on a chair with Grace and then Dad and Amelia and me brought Moe in to meet her. Moe never looked bigger. Just his head was about two of Grace.
Mum spoke really softly. She said, âMister Mosely, this is Grace. Sheâs the newest member of the Ingram family. Grace, this is Mister Mosely. Heâs a special part of our family too and heâs been waiting to meet you for
such
a long time.â
You could tell Moe was super excited because his body was all sort of twitchy. But when he sawGrace he didnât whine or bark and give her a big fright, which is what I was afraid he would do. And he didnât jump all over the place and whip his tail around either. He just stood there like a big statue looking at her and sniffing a bit without hardly making a sound. Then he just sat down and rested his head on Mumâs knee and the only thing that moved were his eyes. Mum said there was nothing to worry about because Moe was âas gentle as a lambâ and he wouldnât hurt a fly.
That was true. Except there was this one time when I thought Mister Mosely was going to hurt a lot more than just a fly.
21 The Day Mister Mosely Changed
The day I thought Mister Mosely was going to hurt something more than just a fly was the only time he ever scared me. And I donât think it was just me who was scared.
It started out like just a normal sort of a day. I was mucking around with Moe in the backyard. I was throwing a tennis ball way up in the air and he was trying to catch it before it bounced. Amelia was at Nanny and Popâs. While I was playing with Moe, Dadâs car came down the driveway. That was strange because Dad had his new job then at the dam and he wasnât supposed to get home till the weekend.
When he got out of the car Dad looked angry. I figured that was because Uncle Gavinâs car wasblocking the driveway and Dad couldnât get into the garage. Uncle Gavin came to our house a fair bit when Dad was away. He was always dropping in to see if Mum was okay or if we needed anything. Sometimes he gave us some money because he said he knew we were âdoing it toughâ. We werenât supposed to tell Dad about that for some reason.
This time Uncle Gavin brought a big box filled with âspecial treatsâ just for Mum. There was a proper coffee maker and some wine and stuff like soap and perfume. The best thing was a huge box of chocolates, but Mum said we couldnât open them till later.
I guess it was pretty annoying for Dad not being able to get into the garage, but you couldnât really blame Uncle Gavin for parking in the driveway. He didnât know Dad would be home before Saturday morning either, so he didnât think heâd be blocking anything. But Dad wasnât looking too happy when he had to drive on to the grass just so Uncle Gavin would be able to get his car out.
When I went over and asked Dad how come he was home early, he just shook his head and said something about a âbloody strikeâ. He didnât evenlook at me when he said it. He just kept looking up at our house. Then he headed for the back stairs. I was going to go with him but he said, âStay there.â I didnât know why he said that, but he sounded like he really meant it, so I did and I went back to throwing the tennis ball for Mister Mosely.
Moe and me were playing right up the back near the mango tree. We had to do that because Mum had clean sheets on the clothesline and we were supposed to stay away from them. That was because once me and my cousins were playing cricket with a tennis ball and I guess it
Mum wasnât worried but. She kept saying Mister Mosely would be fine and we just had to âintroduceâ Grace properly to him so that he knew she was part of our family. And thatâs what we did. On the first day they came home Mum sat on a chair with Grace and then Dad and Amelia and me brought Moe in to meet her. Moe never looked bigger. Just his head was about two of Grace.
Mum spoke really softly. She said, âMister Mosely, this is Grace. Sheâs the newest member of the Ingram family. Grace, this is Mister Mosely. Heâs a special part of our family too and heâs been waiting to meet you for
such
a long time.â
You could tell Moe was super excited because his body was all sort of twitchy. But when he sawGrace he didnât whine or bark and give her a big fright, which is what I was afraid he would do. And he didnât jump all over the place and whip his tail around either. He just stood there like a big statue looking at her and sniffing a bit without hardly making a sound. Then he just sat down and rested his head on Mumâs knee and the only thing that moved were his eyes. Mum said there was nothing to worry about because Moe was âas gentle as a lambâ and he wouldnât hurt a fly.
That was true. Except there was this one time when I thought Mister Mosely was going to hurt a lot more than just a fly.
21 The Day Mister Mosely Changed
The day I thought Mister Mosely was going to hurt something more than just a fly was the only time he ever scared me. And I donât think it was just me who was scared.
It started out like just a normal sort of a day. I was mucking around with Moe in the backyard. I was throwing a tennis ball way up in the air and he was trying to catch it before it bounced. Amelia was at Nanny and Popâs. While I was playing with Moe, Dadâs car came down the driveway. That was strange because Dad had his new job then at the dam and he wasnât supposed to get home till the weekend.
When he got out of the car Dad looked angry. I figured that was because Uncle Gavinâs car wasblocking the driveway and Dad couldnât get into the garage. Uncle Gavin came to our house a fair bit when Dad was away. He was always dropping in to see if Mum was okay or if we needed anything. Sometimes he gave us some money because he said he knew we were âdoing it toughâ. We werenât supposed to tell Dad about that for some reason.
This time Uncle Gavin brought a big box filled with âspecial treatsâ just for Mum. There was a proper coffee maker and some wine and stuff like soap and perfume. The best thing was a huge box of chocolates, but Mum said we couldnât open them till later.
I guess it was pretty annoying for Dad not being able to get into the garage, but you couldnât really blame Uncle Gavin for parking in the driveway. He didnât know Dad would be home before Saturday morning either, so he didnât think heâd be blocking anything. But Dad wasnât looking too happy when he had to drive on to the grass just so Uncle Gavin would be able to get his car out.
When I went over and asked Dad how come he was home early, he just shook his head and said something about a âbloody strikeâ. He didnât evenlook at me when he said it. He just kept looking up at our house. Then he headed for the back stairs. I was going to go with him but he said, âStay there.â I didnât know why he said that, but he sounded like he really meant it, so I did and I went back to throwing the tennis ball for Mister Mosely.
Moe and me were playing right up the back near the mango tree. We had to do that because Mum had clean sheets on the clothesline and we were supposed to stay away from them. That was because once me and my cousins were playing cricket with a tennis ball and I guess it
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