Chapter 62

Penny nodded. And then she raised her eye-brows. "Did you know…that if a little girl has broken her arm…when the doctors and nurses fix it, she can choose a pink cast to wear for weeks and weeks?" Then Penny shook her head. "But I guess you might choose a green one."

"Nooo…I want pink…"

Penny put her thoughtful face on. "Hmm… but you’d have to get out of the car and come to where they make the pink casts."

Mia’s face crumpled.

"Tell you what…" Penny was looking around the car. "Is that your jacket? The pink one?"

Mia nodded.

"If I put it very carefully behind you, I could tie the sleeves over the front and that would keep your arm very, very still while we get you out of the car. And if Dr Joey lifts you, you won’t have to move at all and it won’t hurt more than a little bit."

Mia started to shake her head but then paused for long enough for Penny to smile at her again.

"He’ll take you to the pink cast place," she whispered, as if it w