Soom finished her orange juice, waaied Ross and Murray goodbye, tapped Craig on the shoulder and left.
“The poor girl”, said Murray, who hadn’t been privy to Soom and Mike’s troubles, “it’s a tough way to lose your husband, and so young too. How is she and the baby really coping, Craig?”
“Fine, as far as I can tell, Murray, isn’t she Ross?”
“Yes, she’s a very brave young woman…”
“And Shell? “
“Well, she’s too young to notice, I think”, added Craig, “after all, it wasn’t as if she saw him every day, every week or even every month, was it? I can’t remember the last time he was here… six, eight weeks ago?”
“Shame, still a boy needs his mother, and a girl needs her father! That’s what I always say”.
“You’re probably right there, Murray”, said Ross, “but I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been
