Chapter 10The next night, Friday, the professor hosted them all down at the pub again. No one mentioned curses or legends, and Lyne made sure to keep Peter at arm’s length, evading his hints that they should grab a bite to eat somewhere.
She had no right to be pleased, but she was, when he left for home alone. The other girls left together, including Miss Perky from the Archaeologists Club. Lyne was sober enough this time to realise she’d regret it if she called him back to walk with her and Garleen, the other team member going her way.
She knew she’d made the right decision when, halfway down the first block, Garleen asked, “So what’s the next line of the curse again?”
Peter was the only one who’d witnessed the wind, but of course everyone knew about it by now. He was also the only oth
