'Of course, Dad, we’ve been friends for weeks. I couldn’t tell you before, because you’d have been angry after what you said about the others down in the valley.'
Terry had almost lost his voice. He could hardly believe what he was hearing. 'I don’t believe it! When did this happen? How long have you two been meeting like this?'
He paused, and it suddenly struck him how crazy that old cliche question sounded.
Bobby grinned at him. 'About a couple of weeks now, Dad. I was playing with my bow and arrow the first time I saw her. She knew what it was and asked me not to shoot her with it. She comes up here on her special mountain bike. It’s got an electric motor and can move fast when the state of the path lets it.'
Terry staggered back against the boulder, feeling the whole thing was beco
