And she's the most adorable little thing, always
Mum had various other \"gentlemen friends\" over the years, but she and Dad never divorced-never really let go of each other at all. Then, at last, about three years ago, he moved to Portugal for good, apparently to get away from the tax man.
then he moved in for a bit with some Spanish woman But Mum kept taking him back. Somewhere along the line he became an alcoholic. Then he got involved in some dodgy pyramid scheme and tried to get all our friends involved. Then he started up a property business in Spain, which went bust. A couple of years later he disappeared again, for a few months this time. I'd kind of known all along that he wasn't in America. I never told Dad I knew the truth, or Mum. I called it my American gum and showed everyone at school-until Melissa pointed out the co-op price sticker. When I pestered him for a souvenir, he produced a pack of Wrigley's gum. He came back home a few weeks later, looking tired-from the jet lag, he said. Mum said he'd gone on a business trip to America, so when Melissa at school said she'd seen him in the co-op with a woman in red jeans, I told her she was a fat liar. The first time he left home, I was seven. \"When they saw me they got flustered and changed the subject, so I figured feckless was some really terrible swear word. I was only eight when I heard him described like that by one of my aunts at a Christmas party. The real reason was that he was a feckless chancer. The official reason was that his business was based abroad. I'm not sure what went on exactly-all I know is, my dad was never around much when I was growing up. My mum and dad had split up before she was born. Sophie Kinsella get confused because: 1.She's my full, one-hundred-percent sister. # Amy's not my half sister or stepsister, like most people assume.They've invented mint Kit Kats? 2007 really is a different world. \"She loves those mint Kit Kats.\" The door closes behind her and I stare at it. \"She was just buying some chocolate downstairs.\" Mum opens the door. \"And Amy should be here any moment.\" \"Amy's here?\" My spirits lift as I visualize my little sister in her pink fleecy vest and flower-embroidered jeans and those cute sneakers that light up when she dances. How can you not even notice when your daughter turns from a manky, overweight Snaggletooth into a thin, tanned, groomed person? \"I won't be long.\" Mum picks up her embroidered shoulder bag. \"It's been so gradual, I haven't really noticed.\" For God's sake. my teeth.\" \"I suppose you are different.\" She peers at me vaguely.
\"I've changed in appearance quite a lot, haven't I?\" I can't help saying, a bit self-consciously.
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