Trespass: A Tale of Mystery and Suspense Across Time (The Darkeningstone Book 1) by Mikey Campling

Author:Mikey Campling [Campling, Mikey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Booktrope
Published: 2015-04-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 41

2010

“WHEN YOU’VE FINISHED YOUR BREAKFAST, can you put your things in the dishwasher and turn it on?”

“Uhuh,” I said, concentrating on scooping up another spoonful of cereal.

Mum put her hands on her hips. “Are you listening?” she said.

I looked up. “Yeah,” I said. “Dishwasher—got it.”

She smiled. “OK,” she said. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to sound grumpy.”

I looked at her as she checked her reflection in the mirror on the wall. She ran her fingers over her eyes and frowned. Even I could tell she looked tired. But then it was Monday morning.

“Right,” she said. “I’m off to work. You won’t forget to lock up, will you?”

“I won’t,” I said.

“And have a good day at school.”

“I won’t,” I said.

“OK,” she said as she grabbed her handbag. Now who wasn’t listening? And then she was rushing out of the front door. “Bye,” she called. “Take care.”

“Bye,” I said as the door slammed shut. I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally she was out of the way. Mum made a fuss if I was “messing about on the computer” before breakfast, and I was very keen to check my email.

I scraped up the last of my cereal and headed upstairs. As I switched on my laptop I remembered I hadn’t put my things in the dishwasher. Oh well—I could do it later. While the laptop booted up I checked my school bag. It all seemed OK. Soon I had my emails. “Cool,” I said. Dad had replied. He’d sent it late the night before. But the first few lines made me squirm. It looked like Dad was sharper than I gave him credit for:

Listen. What have I told you about that quarry? I need to talk to you about this. It’s too late to phone now. In a way that’s just as well—give me time to calm down a bit. You’ve still got me worried though. You know that quarry is an illegal tip. There could be all sorts of dangerous stuff down there—toxic chemicals, pesticides, asbestos, anything. Do NOT go in there, OK?

Had he guessed I’d already been into the quarry? I wasn’t sure. At any rate, the rest of the message was more helpful:

I haven’t heard anything about a dig. It doesn’t seem likely. There’s not much chance of finding anything interesting in there now. The place was an active quarry for years. They would have found anything worth having by now. And anyway, I’m afraid you and Matt were both wrong. The quarry was there long before the Romans came to Britain. Some people say the quarry is part of the reason there’s a settlement here in the first place. If that’s true, then it could be Neolithic or even earlier. End of lecture! But don’t feel bad, you were right about one thing—I do know where to find out more. It’s getting late now, but when you come around at the weekend I could show you some good websites—that’s if you really are interested.

I’ve got to sign off now and get some shut-eye.

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