Chapter 19
Misplaced Affections
The campsite on the outskirts of Palmerston North offered basic facilities, a passable shower block and communal kitchen. Sophia used the bathroom, washing her face in cold water and staring at herself in the mirror, trying to decide if the pretty girl who stared back at her had completely lost her mind. Emerging, she discovered two tents set up, one behind the ute and the other at the side.
“That’s yours,” Darren told her, pointing to the one at the back. “We’re allowed two tents and one vehicle at each pitch. The guy at the desk came over to warn us to behave. Said he didn’t realise we were kids.” He screwed up his face. “Animal’s twenty next month. That shut him up, but he still threatened us.”
Sophia watched Dane bang in tent pegs, his face lined wit
