‘Mum?’
‘Yeah?’
‘When I grow up, I wanna be…’
‘…a digger.’
‘A digger?’
‘Yeah.’
‘You mean, like…the machine?’
‘Umm…no.’
‘Oh. Like…a man that digs?’
‘Umm…’
‘Like, you know, holes and stuff?’
‘Umm…yeah.’
Silence.
Silence.
Giggle.
Sigh.
‘Darling. You can be whatever you want to be.
Whatever makes you happy.’
Silence.
Silence.
Smile.
‘Okay.’
‘Goodnight, sweetheart.’
Yawn.
Silence.
‘Goodnight, Mum.’
