I think about Old Nick carrying me into the truck, I'm dizzy like I'm going to fall down. "Scared is what you're feeling," says Ma, "but brave is what you're doing." "Huh?" "Scaredybrave." "Scave." Word sandwiches always make her laugh but I wasn't being funny.


Room: Picador Classic (ed. Pan Macmillan, 2015) - ISBN: 9781447289241


I think about Old Nick carrying me into the truck, I'm dizzy like I'm going to fall down. Scared is what you're feeling, says Ma, but brave is what...

I think about Old Nick carrying me into the truck, I'm dizzy like I'm going to fall down. Scared is what you're feeling, says Ma, but brave is what...

I think about Old Nick carrying me into the truck, I'm dizzy like I'm going to fall down. Scared is what you're feeling, says Ma, but brave is what...

I think about Old Nick carrying me into the truck, I'm dizzy like I'm going to fall down. Scared is what you're feeling, says Ma, but brave is what...