CHAPTER 15- Pandora -
A hand on the dash and the other clutching the edge of her seat, Penny tries to stop her shaking while the Holden takes the corner, Matiu barely slowing as he speeds them away from the horrors of the farm, back towards town.
The wait in the car had been an eternity. It was like getting a call from the doctor’s office, one of those ominous messages asking you to please come in and discuss your latest test results, and the agonising wait to find out whether or not you’ve contracted something terminal. Her fist buried in Cerberus’ fur and biting her cheek, Penny had watched the horizon, wondering who would appear: Hanson or her brother. But when the bike had finally come into view, she’d recognised Matiu’s black jacket as he careered up the valley, gunning the engine—h
