“I hope so.” Valerie replied, feeling more than a little guilty. When the decorating is finished, this is going to be the last room her eleven year old son would want to have as his bedroom… but thinking about it, who knows? Maybe David will respond well to being petticoated. He’s a thoughtful, sensitive boy who doesn’t like football much. He’s happier playing with his train set or building model kits than he is playing army or pirates with the neighbourhood kids… not that he’ll have a train set in his new bedroom. She tried to imagine how he’ll respond when he does return home and sees for the first time just what’s been done to his bedroom.
A Tough Journey Scene 9
