Book of Dreams by Traci Harding

Author:Traci Harding [Harding, Traci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harper Collins, Inc.
Published: 2011-12-13T06:00:00+00:00

By the time their hunger had been appeased, the afternoon shadows grew long across the landscape.

Matt had wandered back over to the waterhole. He had it in his head to experiment with the night vision function on his camera, in the hope of capturing a bunyip on film.

‘Can I help?’ Kyle offered as he joined Matt by the water.

Matt was peering through the camera, which he’d mounted on a tripod, and was adjusting the focus. ‘Um … I suppose.’ He considered the offer with an air of distant ill will.

Matt had been suppressing his feelings ever since they’d met up again, and they hadn’t had the chance to speak alone until now. Zoe had gone to lie down in the back of the car, and Tim was relaxing by the fire. Kyle wanted to talk to Tim, but clearing the air with his best friend was a more pressing concern.

‘You can stand on that rock by the water there.’ Matt directed Kyle to his point of focus and as Kyle made a move to comply, Matt added. ‘And try to be taken by a mythological beast while you’re at it.’

Kyle looked back to Matt, feeling he was not joking about his desire. Matt wore his jester’s grin, but it was not as sincere as normal. ‘I know I’ve really stretched the friendship lately.’

Matt looked away, wanting to avoid the subject.

Kyle had never thought to see Matt so hurt, or that he would be the cause. ‘It seems you were right about me pissing people off so they won’t get too close. I knew you liked Zoe, and yet I pursued her anyway.’

‘What did you do?’ Matt looked back to Kyle. ‘I mean, one minute she hates you and the next …’

‘I don’t know what happened,’ Kyle defended, and when Matt appeared disappointed by the response, Kyle endeavoured to explain. ‘Zoe and I connect on another level.’ Kyle fumbled for the words that would save his friendship, but Matt was clearly not impressed.

‘Which is supposed to mean, what?’ Matt raised both brows, eager to learn.

In his frustration Kyle suddenly realised the confession he was avoiding. ‘There’s something about me that I’ve never told you Matt —’

‘Spare me.’ Matt held up a hand, feeling that Kyle had confessed all his horrors in one drunken stupor or another.

‘I see things,’ Kyle blurted out and began to tremble at the thought of confessing that which had always caused him grief. ‘Creatures, visions, prophetic dreams … Zoe tells me it’s clairvoyance.’

Matt was stunned a second, bombarded by suspicion, doubt, then anger. ‘Bullshit!’ Matt left the camera to charge at Kyle.

‘It’s true, that’s how I knew you’d be in Nivok’s office that night,’ Kyle blurted out and winced as Matt grabbed hold of his shirt, of a mind to punch his lights out. Kyle was fearful for his injury and had no desire to make it worse, what’s more he was already freezing and feared ending up in the drink. Matt, hesitating to digest the information, gave Kyle the chance to add, ‘In the vision Nivok shot you.

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