When I woke I found myself on a huge, warm, comfy sofa with lots of cushions. The room felt warm as the sun poured in. I lay still with my eyes open just gazing around until a cat appeared at the sofa and arched its back waiting to be stroked. I leant over and gently ran my fingers along its back and it arched even more as it began to purr.
In the background I could hear voices, a man and woman talking quietly. The cat jumped up onto my legs and I sat up to stroke it. As I sat up I could see over the top of the sofa. I was in a huge, sunny lounge with a wall-full of windows allowing the sun to pour in. There were flowers in vases and it smelt fresh and homely.
In the background I could hear voices, a man and woman talking quietly. The cat jumped up onto my legs and I sat up to stroke it. As I sat up I could see over the top of the sofa. I was in a huge, sunny lounge with a wall-full of windows allowing the sun to pour in. There were flowers in vases and it smelt fresh and homely.
Uncle John walked into the room saying " hello, welcome back. I think it's all been a bit too much for you young lady. Now stay there and I will bring you a cup of tea". The cat curled up on my legs, I couldn't move now but it was a lovely feeling her tummy moving up and down as she purred happily.
Uncle John came back in accompanied by a tall, elegant lady with dark brown eyes and dark hair piled high on the back of her head. I gazed at her as she carried the tea tray toward me. She smiled broadly at me and her eyes gleamed. I was beginning to feel a lot better now.
Uncle John introduced her as Aunty Jane, his wife. We all sat and she poured the tea. I tried to move my legs to sit up but the cat had different ideas, he was comfy. Uncle John lifted a limp, unhappy cat down onto the floor, which allowed me to sit up next to him and drink the hot sweet tea. He said there was so much to tell me but he thought I had had enough excitement for one day. So we chatted happily about their life here in the chemist shop in Rock Ferry, about some of the colourful characters that came into the shop and a little about Rock Ferry itself. They also mentioned that they had arranged an appointment at Rock Ferry High School about a place for me there. It sounded grand. Eventually Aunt Jane said that dinner would be ready soon and would I like to go into the chemist shop and choose ice cream for dessert. Suddenly it all came flooding back, the swaying wooden floor, the smell and that huge, ugly, noisy machine at the end of the counter. I felt the colour drain from my face as my hands became clammy and cold.
"Hey what’s the matter, come on its all right. You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, what is it, what’s the matter love?" I held my head down upon my chest as I mumbled that I was a little frightened by the big metal machine with the thundering sound. Uncle John began to smile as he looked towards Aunt Jane. She walked towards me brushing some hair back off my face sand saying that I was the first child not to like their machine as, usually after school, the children queued up in the shop waiting for Uncle John to switch it on and make the 'candy floss'.
My heart raced 'Candy Floss', wow my life couldn’t be better and with that I grabbed his hand saying " lets get the ice cream and can I see the candy floss machine please?”
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