Obsidian Pebble by Rhys Jones

Author:Rhys Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: The Obsidian Pebble
ISBN: 9781937053758
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Published: 2013-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The Clock

Oz left first. He headed back towards High Street, meandering deliberately around the smaller lanes as he did so. He was sure he saw someone who looked like Lucy Bishop loitering in a chemist shop doorway as he stopped and knelt to tie a shoelace, To make sure he wasn’t followed, he decided to kill some time wandering around Waterstone’s. There, he went straight to the reference section and looked up Penwurt in Hidden Haunted Houses of Great Britain.

At 4.30 he headed for the men’s toilet. There’d been no sign of Lucy Bishop in the book shop itself, but it was very big with lots of nooks and crannies to hide in. So Oz waited in the loo for a long ten minutes and then left by the back entrance. He emerged directly into the shopping centre, scooted through two department stores and doubled back along Scott Street to the bus station which, as usual, was heaving with Saturday afternoon shoppers. He made it to the number 6 with five minutes to spare. Panting from the effort, he clambered on and grinned at the sight of Ellie and Ruff sitting right at the back.

“Well, did she follow you?” Ellie wanted to know.

“Definitely,” Oz said, wiping the sweat from his brow with the sleeve of his sweatshirt. “But I think I lost her in Waterstone’s.”

“What do you think she wanted?” Ruff asked.

“Spying, I expect. At least this way we’ll get back to Penwurt first and I’ll find somewhere safe to hide the dor and the trinket box,” Oz declared. “I can think of one or two—”

He got no further as Ellie’s elbow met painfully with his ribs and he felt himself being pulled down in his seat.

“Oy,” he protested. Ruff, sitting next to him and nearest the window, was also struggling as Ellie yanked at his collar.

“Shut up,” Ellie hissed from above them.

Oz felt the pressure ease on his head and looked up at Ellie. She had swivelled in her seat and had her coat hood up to hide her face.

“Ellie, what are you doing?” Oz demanded.

Ellie’s eyes flashed warningly. “Shhh,” she said, and whispered, “Look who’s just got on the bus.” The pressure eased a little more so that both he and Ruff could lift their heads a few inches. The bus was almost full and there was now a queue of late passengers on the steps. And there, just about to show the driver her pass, was Lucy Bishop.

Luckily, two very large women had chosen to sit in front of Oz and Ruff, but Ellie was sitting right in the middle on the back seat, in clear view of anyone getting on. But Lucy Bishop, holding a large plastic bag and looking preoccupied and nervous, barely glanced up at the other passengers as she found a seat near the front.

“S’okay,” Ruff whispered, “I don’t think she saw us.”

The bus trundled out towards Seabourne United’s football ground; Ellie kept her hood up and half-turned, while Oz and Ruff crouched low in their seats.

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