It is a hot day. The whole family is on holiday in Mozambique, formerly Lorenco Marques. There she is – round as a cherub. Blonde almost white hair, blue/green eyes. Face scrunched up due to the brightness of the sun. Sitting and holding on to the pole of the umbrella. The little girl is feeling ill. She is barely a year old. She cannot say what is wrong with her so she cries, and cries and cries some more. The child's father is getting more and more agitated. Finally he snaps. He grabs the little girl and gives her such a spanking. Everyone else in camp shocked into silence. The silence amongst them says it all.... The child crying relentlessly....The resentment between the little girl and her father builds even more.... but that was the acknowledgement that she got....
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