May by Gabrielle Lord

Author:Gabrielle Lord [Gabrielle Lord]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781921988578
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2012-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

It seemed to take forever for him to return from his patrol car.

‘What’s he doing?’ I asked Brian, hoping that I sounded like any interested teenager.

‘He’d just be checking your name against the police records,’ he said dismissively.

Eventually, the police officer returned and handed me my bus pass. ‘OK, driver,’ he said, looking already to the car that had pulled up behind us. ‘On your way.’

Brian turned to me. ‘What are you going to do in Mount Helicon?’

‘I’m hoping to get a job on one of the properties there,’ I said.

‘What’s the name of it? I know most of the people there.’

I risked giving away too much information if I told the truth, but if I lied, chances were that Brian would become suspicious, especially if he knew most people in the area.

‘You probably wouldn’t know it. It’s some way out of town.’

‘Try me,’ he challenged, ‘I bet I do know.’

I knew I couldn’t make anything up now.

‘It’s called “Kilkenny”.’

Brian swung round to face me, looking surprised. ‘Old Barty’s place? No way!’

‘Why?’ I asked, starting to get worried.

‘Oh boy, you don’t know? The old guy’s absolutely bonkers. He carries a shotgun and takes a pot shot at anybody who comes onto his property.’

‘Anybody?’

‘Everybody,’ corrected Brian. ‘I’d be careful going near the crazy old guy if I were you! Anyway, not far to go now,’ he said, as we swung around the Mount Helicon turnoff. ‘Hopefully he won’t shoot at you!’

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