Chapter 28
Half an hour later, as the kookaburras heralded the coming evening with their cackling challenges to each other, Noah returned with a weary looking Tessa in tow.
‘Sorry, guys, for running off like that. I guess it all just got a bit too much, you know?’
I threw a chocolate bar at his head but Tessa intercepted it deftly and smiled at me.
‘I hope you ate enough for lunch because we’ll be staying here until morning,’ I accused. ‘Unless someone feels like hunting for some dinner? Didn’t think so.’
Standing up, I gave Noah a relieved hug to take the sting out of my words. I was still in a state of euphoria, which didn’t fit at all with our current predicament. Noah, of course, noticed straight away. He watched me as I tore into a packet of biscuits, and then looked questioningl
