She held out her hand for him to hold as if he was a little boy needing guidance.

Theodore accepted it reluctantly; he didn’t want to be rude to Mrs Feilds, but it was embarrassing to be treated like a toddler in front of all his classmates.

They went to her car and Theodore stared out of the side window as they drove away from his school.

He wondered what was going to happen to him now.

His whole life had changed in the blink of an eye.

Would they make him go live with his aunt?

If they did, he wouldn’t have any friends where she lived.

What would happen in school?