Full Speed by Jacqueline Harvey

Author:Jacqueline Harvey [Harvey, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781760890032
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Lights were coming on all over the village when Kensy and Max set off to the supermarket. They’d arrived home to find Song up to his elbows in pudding mix and lamenting that he’d forgotten to get cream and berries for their dessert, which he was now halfway through making. The twins had offered to go.

Their father had to take an urgent call from Cordelia moments after they’d walked through the door and there was no sign of Fitz. Anna had made herself some tea and decided to recover from the day’s activities in the sauna and spa downstairs. Kensy and Max were planning to soak in the hot tub on the roof after dinner. There was nothing quite like being in a steamy whirlpool with snowflakes falling and the weather forecast was for another sprinkling that evening. Max pulled his collar up around his neck and adjusted his scarf. ‘I know we’re supposed to be impartial when it comes to targets, but I really like Soren.’

Kensy nodded. ‘He’s super normal considering his weirdo parents. I feel sorry for him – I doubt he has any idea how they fund their businesses.’

Max agreed as the pair hurried along the Bahnhofstrasse. The road was busy with skiers and boarders returning from their adventures and couples and families heading out for early meals. An electric cart tooted its high-pitched horn, scattering walkers left and right and clearing the path for a beautiful ruby-coloured carriage belonging to the Hotel Mont Cervin Palace. Max couldn’t help thinking that the resort was a little Disney-like in its icy perfection.

‘Sylvie seems lovely too,’ Kensy said, looking around and realising how far they’d walked.

‘You wonder how she got involved with them,’ Max said. The pair continued a little way further in silence before the boy piped up again. ‘Kens, last night when I was having those awful dreams, there was this word that kept flashing up. Tip. I have no idea what it means, but I can’t help thinking it might have something to do with that note from Magoo’s study.’

‘Really? That thing gives me a headache. I’m sure it’s written in the impossible code, but I’m assuming you brought a copy so we should check it out later,’ Kensy said. ‘Mrs Vanden Boom says we should listen to our subconscious self because sometimes problems are solved in our sleep, which is weird, but could come in handy.’

Max nodded. He was glad that Kensy was keen to help.

‘By the way, do you know where we’re going?’ she asked.

‘Of course, I do,’ Max grinned. ‘Migros Supermarket. It’s just around the corner up here to the right.’

‘Forgive my ignorance,’ Kensy said with a smile. There was no doubt having a brother with an inbuilt GPS had its advantages, though a couple of times this afternoon she’d noticed he’d deliberately made mistakes about the mountain trails in a bid to gain Soren’s confidence.

The twins found the store and quickly located a bottle of cream and the fruit and vegetable aisle where the selection of berries was somewhat scant.

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