if it were a dream , she would not ignore it . 'where is the boy this morning ? ' we were at school about ten minutes later . its better , i think im catching that flu though . as days slips into weeks , still there are months to leap . by third period i start to get suspicious . and youre suggesting that powerful people , rich people , have had bad parenting ? im ready , he said , still sounding a bit sleepy . `` i thought you said your husband ran off . '' 