MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ
MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ
MIDNIGHT - HarperCollins NZ
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JOSEPHINE COX<br />
George, her favourite pop star) sat on Libby’s bed, and<br />
at night he came under the sheets and together they<br />
cuddled up to sleep. He was her friend and to this day,<br />
George still sat on her bed, waiting for his cuddle.<br />
Sadly though, Kit’s family moved away and Libby lost<br />
touch with them.<br />
The truth was, Libby never really knew her father.<br />
Her mother adored him, though. Apparently, during<br />
their marriage, Ian Harrow chose countless women over<br />
his wife. He had many affairs and once or twice even<br />
left her, but he always came back. Until the last time.<br />
Even then, her mother continued to love him; every<br />
day and well into the night, she watched for him<br />
through the window, and afterwards cried herself to<br />
sleep. After a while, she became forgetful; she began<br />
to lose direction. If it hadn’t been for Libby coming<br />
home from school and clearing up, the house would<br />
have been buried in filth. It was only a matter of time<br />
before Eileen’s health really began to deteriorate, and<br />
after a while it really did seem that she didn’t care<br />
whether she lived or died.<br />
It was a cruel, heartless thing he did, deserting them.<br />
Over the years, Libby often wondered if that was why<br />
she had shut him from her mind. In a way, because of<br />
him – and because her mother increasingly withdrew<br />
into her own little world – Libby’s childhood ended<br />
the day her father abandoned them.<br />
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