The dog’s pulling me to the left. But your window overlooks the path to my right.

It’s Tuesday so I know you’ll be at home, sitting at your desk, surrounded by books and photographs of your family.

Just a quick glance. For old times’ sake.

“Come on Cooper, this way.”

Eszter Molnar is a former teacher who lives by the windswept British seaside. She has been published in one of the UK’s biggest subscription magazines for children. By day, she cleans up after preschoolers. By night, she writes children’s books.