The Key to Finding Jack by Ewa Jozefkowicz

Author:Ewa Jozefkowicz [Jozefkowicz, Ewa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781789543506
Publisher: Head of Zeus

Ten

When the final bell went that day, we headed for the library to wait until the end of orchestra practice.

‘Why don’t we go to Sutty’s to see if Simon is there?’ Keira asked.

But I couldn’t face seeing both him and Finny in one day, so I persuaded Keira to do some geography homework with me instead.

I could tell the entire time that her mind was drifting and as five o’clock struck she pulled me in the direction of the school hall.

‘Where are we going? Aren’t we supposed to be waiting outside the staffroom for Mr Finnegan?’

‘What would you do without me, Flick?’ she asked, winking. ‘He’s obviously not going to be in the staffroom. In fact, he’s hardly ever there. Mostly he’s in one of the music rooms or the school hall, doing band practice.’

Keira was proving to be an excellent detective herself. I was so glad to have her working with me on this.

I’d seen Mr Finnegan, a.k.a. Finny, many times before, but I’d never actually spoken to him. Finny had long, dark hair tied in a ponytail, and a wispy beard that seemed in urgent need of grooming. He was extremely tall and thin, so that whenever he sat down he looked as if he was folding himself into quarters.

He had a reputation for being adored by his students and I’d heard how he would high-five his class when they’d played a piece particularly well. We waited for ages at the back of the hall as he finished talking to members of the orchestra, giving them tips on different aspects of their performance.

It was only when he picked his bag up to leave that Keira pulled me towards him.

‘Hi,’ she said cheerfully. ‘I’m Keira and this is Felicity, Jack Chesterford’s sister.’

Finny’s face immediately fell. ‘I’m so sorry about what’s happened,’ he said gently.

I wasn’t expecting such sympathy, so I awkwardly stood there, not knowing what to say. Luckily Keira came to my rescue, as she always did.

‘Do you mind having a quick chat with us? Obviously Flick is missing Jack a lot, and we thought… that it would help to talk with you about his music. She doesn’t have any of his recordings at home, do you, Flick?’

‘Erm… no.’ I wasn’t sure where she was going with this, but Finny seemed to take the bait.

‘Absolutely, have a seat,’ he said, motioning to two vacant orchestra chairs.

I sat down where one of the violin players had been sitting, and Keira perched on a piano stool.

‘Where to start? I mean, the guy really loves his guitar. Seriously, he has an ear for music. When he came to me for the first time, I was sure that he’d been playing for years. He did “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica and I was completely speechless. Do you know it?’

We both shook our heads, but if Finny’s opinion of us went down a notch, he didn’t show it.

‘Well, anyway, he played it and it Totally. Blew. Me. Away. And then when he said

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