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in for a while?’
My mouth dropped open. I wasn’t expecting that! ‘I don’t want to put Oscar out . . .’
‘ You’re not putting me out, I’d be happy to help,’ he interrupted.
‘ But what about Gran and Gramps? What about Skye?’
He shrugged. ‘Gran and Gramps will be fine. I spoke to them this morning on the phone and they understand. As for Skye, well, she’ll be ok. She just needs some time to get used to the idea.’
‘ You’d really do this for me?’
He smiled and brushed the tips of his fingers down my cheek. ‘Of course.’
Brock cleared his throat. ‘Well, if that’s all agreed then I’d like to ask you about the rest of the nightmare, if you don’t mind?’
‘ Which bit?’ I asked, taking a drink of my tea.
‘ The bit on the hill. I take it that the child is you?’
‘ Yes, that’s right.’
‘ How old were you?’
‘ About four I think.’
‘ Gran told me that you can’t be killed, is that right?’
‘ That’s correct.’
He ran his finger over his chin, and nodded gently.
‘So, who were the figures?’
‘ I’ve no idea. Up until that point, the only people I’d met were my parents.’
‘ But they knew your father?’
‘ Yes, I believe so. Mother told me they’d been searching for Father for a long time. When he died we ran away to a cottage in a forest. We grew our own crops and kept chickens. But eventually we had to leave.’
‘ They found you?’
‘ Yes. I’m not really sure how she knew but one minute she was resting in our hammock, reading a book and the next she was racing into the house, stuffing things into a bag. That’s when we moved to the city and she found the job at the hotel.’
‘ What about when she died? Where were you then?’
Emotion surged inside me and I shook my head. ‘I can’t, I’m sorry.’
‘ Well, I guess I’d better go and get some clothes.’ Oscar gave my hand a squeeze and stood up, taking his plate over to the sink. ‘You’d better make some space in the bathroom too.’ He winked. ‘I need somewhere to put my toothbrush.’
*
Things improved greatly from that point onwards. I slept peacefully every night in the knowledge that Oscar was close by. The only person who wasn’t happy about the arrangement was Skye but that didn’t seem to bother anyone all that much. Esther took me on a trip to the nearby shopping centre and we came back armed with several bulging carrier bags. I had never owned so many clothes and sat staring in awe at my newly filled wardrobe for a good half hour until Oscar dragged me away. The only cloud on the horizon was the impending start of the college term, and by the time the first day arrived I felt sick to my stomach.
‘ You’ll be fine,’ Brock told me in a tone of voice which was more of an instruction than a reassurance. There was a knock at the front door and Noah let himself in, sitting down at the kitchen table and helping himself to a rasher of bacon.
‘ You ready?’ He glanced at me. ‘Jeez, you look pale. It’s not that bad, you know.’
‘ Promise?’
‘ I’ve got your back, don’t worry about it. Come on, we’ll head out to the bus stop. A bit of fresh air might do you good.’
Reluctantly , I bade everyone goodbye and followed Noah outside. There was movement across the road and a pair of yellow eyes peered out from around a tree. Seeing my panther gave me a boost of confidence. All I had to do was keep calm and stay out of everybody’s way. How hard could it be?
Chapter Nine
We were the first people on the bus and took seats near the back. One by one my new friends climbed on board until there was quite a little group of us. Part way through the town I saw Beth standing at a bus stop. She sat down in the seat across the aisle from me.
‘ I didn’t realise you came to this college too.’ I grinned.
‘ It’s the only place to go around here,’ she replied. ‘Which subjects are you going to take?’
‘ I’m not sure. Which
My mouth dropped open. I wasn’t expecting that! ‘I don’t want to put Oscar out . . .’
‘ You’re not putting me out, I’d be happy to help,’ he interrupted.
‘ But what about Gran and Gramps? What about Skye?’
He shrugged. ‘Gran and Gramps will be fine. I spoke to them this morning on the phone and they understand. As for Skye, well, she’ll be ok. She just needs some time to get used to the idea.’
‘ You’d really do this for me?’
He smiled and brushed the tips of his fingers down my cheek. ‘Of course.’
Brock cleared his throat. ‘Well, if that’s all agreed then I’d like to ask you about the rest of the nightmare, if you don’t mind?’
‘ Which bit?’ I asked, taking a drink of my tea.
‘ The bit on the hill. I take it that the child is you?’
‘ Yes, that’s right.’
‘ How old were you?’
‘ About four I think.’
‘ Gran told me that you can’t be killed, is that right?’
‘ That’s correct.’
He ran his finger over his chin, and nodded gently.
‘So, who were the figures?’
‘ I’ve no idea. Up until that point, the only people I’d met were my parents.’
‘ But they knew your father?’
‘ Yes, I believe so. Mother told me they’d been searching for Father for a long time. When he died we ran away to a cottage in a forest. We grew our own crops and kept chickens. But eventually we had to leave.’
‘ They found you?’
‘ Yes. I’m not really sure how she knew but one minute she was resting in our hammock, reading a book and the next she was racing into the house, stuffing things into a bag. That’s when we moved to the city and she found the job at the hotel.’
‘ What about when she died? Where were you then?’
Emotion surged inside me and I shook my head. ‘I can’t, I’m sorry.’
‘ Well, I guess I’d better go and get some clothes.’ Oscar gave my hand a squeeze and stood up, taking his plate over to the sink. ‘You’d better make some space in the bathroom too.’ He winked. ‘I need somewhere to put my toothbrush.’
*
Things improved greatly from that point onwards. I slept peacefully every night in the knowledge that Oscar was close by. The only person who wasn’t happy about the arrangement was Skye but that didn’t seem to bother anyone all that much. Esther took me on a trip to the nearby shopping centre and we came back armed with several bulging carrier bags. I had never owned so many clothes and sat staring in awe at my newly filled wardrobe for a good half hour until Oscar dragged me away. The only cloud on the horizon was the impending start of the college term, and by the time the first day arrived I felt sick to my stomach.
‘ You’ll be fine,’ Brock told me in a tone of voice which was more of an instruction than a reassurance. There was a knock at the front door and Noah let himself in, sitting down at the kitchen table and helping himself to a rasher of bacon.
‘ You ready?’ He glanced at me. ‘Jeez, you look pale. It’s not that bad, you know.’
‘ Promise?’
‘ I’ve got your back, don’t worry about it. Come on, we’ll head out to the bus stop. A bit of fresh air might do you good.’
Reluctantly , I bade everyone goodbye and followed Noah outside. There was movement across the road and a pair of yellow eyes peered out from around a tree. Seeing my panther gave me a boost of confidence. All I had to do was keep calm and stay out of everybody’s way. How hard could it be?
Chapter Nine
We were the first people on the bus and took seats near the back. One by one my new friends climbed on board until there was quite a little group of us. Part way through the town I saw Beth standing at a bus stop. She sat down in the seat across the aisle from me.
‘ I didn’t realise you came to this college too.’ I grinned.
‘ It’s the only place to go around here,’ she replied. ‘Which subjects are you going to take?’
‘ I’m not sure. Which
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