‘What’s up??’

‘Why is Mummy so busy?
Why doesn’t she seem to hear me
when I speak?
Why are there piles of food
in the kitchen
and clothes on the chair,
and bags and cases everywhere?
Why has her face got a puzzled frown,
and she keeps writing things down?’

“Come on, bedtime quickly!
We’re going on holiday tomorrow!”
‘Oh,
… What’s a “holiday”?’

[IP:  a change in the air]