Missing! (2008)
“OUR BASE WAS a large wooden cabin raised up on stilts to the front and resting against a steep bank to the back. In front of it ran the stream, which didn’t seem too deep but was really wide. Once inside Gavin told us that we needed to split up.
‘One unit to protect the base and another to attack the enemy.’ Emma and Lily both pulled faces.
‘Were you in the army, Gavin?’ asked Lily.
‘Er . . . no,’ he replied. ‘Why?’ ‘Oh, nothing,’ said Lily with a yawn. ‘I just thought from the way you were tal...king that . . . oh, never mind.’ I gave Chris a nudge. ‘They’re messing him about,’ I told him.
Chris nodded. ‘He’s a fool!’ he whispered back. ‘He deserves it.’ Gavin told us to decide amongst ourselves who was going to join which unit.
‘I think it should be me, Chris, Jason an Emma!’ shouted Lily. On the attack!’ ‘Lily! Stop being so demanding,’ ordered Lily’s mum.
‘But I was only saying—’ began Lily.
‘I know, darling, but let someone else speak for a change,’ said Lily’s mum.MoreLess
‘One unit to protect the base and another to attack the enemy.’ Emma and Lily both pulled faces.
‘Were you in the army, Gavin?’ asked Lily.
‘Er . . . no,’ he replied. ‘Why?’ ‘Oh, nothing,’ said Lily with a yawn. ‘I just thought from the way you were tal...king that . . . oh, never mind.’ I gave Chris a nudge. ‘They’re messing him about,’ I told him.
Chris nodded. ‘He’s a fool!’ he whispered back. ‘He deserves it.’ Gavin told us to decide amongst ourselves who was going to join which unit.
‘I think it should be me, Chris, Jason an Emma!’ shouted Lily. On the attack!’ ‘Lily! Stop being so demanding,’ ordered Lily’s mum.
‘But I was only saying—’ began Lily.
‘I know, darling, but let someone else speak for a change,’ said Lily’s mum.MoreLess
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