CHAPTER SEVEN
You scramble down the stairs of Hencke’s building and burst out on to the street. Hencke is shouting your name. Is he following you? You glance back. He is! You sprint down Carnation Way, your bag banging against your hip. He’s running behind you, screaming abuse. People are staring. He must have lost his mind. You swing on to Daisy Way. There’s a tram at the stop. One last push. Your lungs are bursting as you jump aboard. For agonising moments the doors remain open. Hencke appears on Daisy Way, panting. He sees you and ups his pace. Then the doors bang shut and the tram shudders into motion. You stumble to the back and collapse into a seat. Out of the window, you see Hencke slumped against the tram stop, glaring after you. You’re shaking, you suddenly realise, as pent-up te
