Page 61 of The Black Flamingo


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Anna jumps out of her seat and

dances around the table. “We’re going

on vacation! We’re going on vacation!”

“Thank you!” says Daisy to my mum,

hugging her.

“Thanks, Mummy,” I say from my seat.

Sometimes

I think Mum loves Daisy as much as us.

Sometimes maybe more than me.

I’m angry Mum didn’t ask me

if I wanted Daisy to come on vacation.

I would have said yes

but I didn’t get a chance to decide.

Mum, Anna, and Daisy

go shopping

for swimsuits.

I decide to stay home.

“Just get me black trunks,

no Speedos,” I say.

While they’re gone

I Google “Speedos”

and the first page

of results brings up

pictures of Tom Daley.

I’m still looking at them

when Mum, Anna, and

Daisy return.

Mum hands me a shopping bag.

“Thanks, Mummy,” I say.