Eliza Vandas Button Box chapter sampler

it fell apart. It turned out that hardly anyone wanted to stay in Tidgy Bay when it was too cold for swimming. Now and then Rory sold a painting, but not often enough to pay the bills. So in the cold months he worked part- time at Enzo’s Pizzas. The job didn’t pay a lot, but it had the big advantage of a free pizza whenever Enzo had too many fresh toppings left over after the lunchtime rush. But even free pizzas hadn’t brightened up the last few weeks for Milly, with Spindrift feeling so empty without Julie, and money so scarce, and Rory vanishing into the attic every spare moment he had. Not to mention Mrs Meaney-Opposite-the-Shop being horrible whenever she got the chance. And — and the other things that were making Milly feel sort of … lost. ‘Not much fun for you around here at the moment, is it, Milly-Mouse?’ Rory had said the night before, when he noticed that Milly was even quieter than usual. ‘Never mind, it won’t be forever. And it’s not all bad — in a week you’ll be on holidays!’

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