She hadn’t noticed Nora because one child was wailing and she was trying to pacify the distressed,
red-cheeked boy by waving a plastic dinosaur in front of him.
“Me and Jake were like rabbits but we got there. Two little terrors. But worth it, y’know?”
“I just feel complete. I could show you some pictures...”
Then Kerry-Anne looked up and saw Nora. “I know you, don’t I? Is it Nora?” “Yes.”
“Hi Nora.” “Hi Kerry-Anne.” “You remember my name? Oh wow. I was in awe of you in school.”
“You seemed to have it all. Did you ever make the Olympics?”
“Yes, actually. Kind of. One me did. But it wasn’t what I wanted it to be. But then, what is? Right?”
Kerry-Anne seemed momentarily confused. And then her son threw the dinosaur onto the pavement
and it landed next to one of the crumpled cans. “Right.”
Nora picked up the dinosaur – a stegosaurus, on close inspection – and handed it to Kerry-Anne,
who smiled her gratitude and headed into the house that should have belonged to Mr Banerjee,
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