Snow at bloomin last

Crash

Howl

Wail

thump

E staggers into the office clutching head.

'What's wrong?'

wail

(alarmed now) . 'No really where does it hurt?'

'My head - I hit my head on the cupboard door'

'What were you doing?'

'Getting a plaster' Sob, snottery splutter

'Why didn't you get dad to find you one?'

Sob . 'He was being grumpy'

'Why?'

Because I fell and hurt my toe

'Why was he being grumpy when you had hurt yourself?'

'Because' Sob 'I was doing somersaults backwards down the staaaaaaai -urs.'

'Aah'