Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes

Author:Gregory Hughes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2010-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

My eyes felt heavy when we reached the gap in the park wall. But they opened wide as we entered the park. We rode down the dark paths and pulled up by the lawn. Then getting off our bikes we stood there in silence. We looked around us: scanning the trees and the lawns, and looking deep into the dark shadows. We couldn’t see anyone, not unless they were hiding. ‘Come on,’ I whispered. We ran across the lawn, pushing our bikes, and fought our way through the bushes. I switched on my flashlight as soon as we were through and, keeping it low, I searched the den. I was dreading that some strange homeless person had taken our place. But there was no one there, thank God.

The Rat dumped her bike, took off her sneakers, and slid into her sleeping bag. ‘This is great!’

I lay down next to her. And there we were with nothing but bushes separating us from murderers, robbers and goddamn paedophiles, and the Rat thought it was great.

‘And it’s been a great day as well,’ she whispered. ‘We’re in New York and we’ve seen lots of great stuff, and we’ve made another friend. I bet Tommy knows a lot of people. We’ll have to ask him if he knows Uncle Jerome.’

‘We won’t see him again,’ I said looking around at the bushes.

‘Of course we will. We’re partners. He’s not getting away from us … Turn the flashlight off, Bob, or I’ll never get to sleep.’

I switched off the light and lay there. I was so jumpy. There were strange shapes in the shadows and the slightest sound made me sit up. It was only when the Rat started snoring I kind of relaxed. I put my hands behind my head and looked at the moon. Next thing I know my eyes closed and our first day in New York City had come to an end. And boy was I exhausted.

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