Floods 6 (2008)
“At two in the morning it was always deserted, the only sound the gentle splashing of the waves collapsing on the beach. If they went out and there was a wild wind blowing, making the sea noisy and throwing sand into your face, it was only a matter of a couple of quick spells for the wind to creep away and grow lazy again. If there were clouds across the sky, another spell sent them off to Belgium.
There was something about the cold blue moon shining on the night-time sea that made them feel ver...y relaxed and romantic. The children were back in the hotel. The Hulberts were tucked up in their beds and Queen Scratchrot was quietly disintegrating in her backpack in Winchflat’s wardrobe. It was a peaceful time, when the world was nearly asleep.
On the last night of their holiday, as they were moon-bathing on the beach, the ground wobbled beneath them.
‘What was that?’ said Mordonna.
‘Sorry,’ said Nerlin. ‘Must have been something I ate.’ ‘No, not that,’ said Mordonna. ‘That wobble.MoreLess
There was something about the cold blue moon shining on the night-time sea that made them feel ver...y relaxed and romantic. The children were back in the hotel. The Hulberts were tucked up in their beds and Queen Scratchrot was quietly disintegrating in her backpack in Winchflat’s wardrobe. It was a peaceful time, when the world was nearly asleep.
On the last night of their holiday, as they were moon-bathing on the beach, the ground wobbled beneath them.
‘What was that?’ said Mordonna.
‘Sorry,’ said Nerlin. ‘Must have been something I ate.’ ‘No, not that,’ said Mordonna. ‘That wobble.MoreLess
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