I just sat there looking down on the situation and just prayed Brodie didn’t arrive too quickly. I knew him well enough to know that once he did, he would find me out, rather than heading towards the house. I looked into my dad’s eyes, but all there was in them was confusion. Not that it was surprising. His daughter had scarpered from him as though he were the enemy. “What are you doing out here?”
“I’ve been coming out each morning and looking for any sign of you. I thought you might have been close by for safety. I must admit, I didn’t expect to find you, let alone for you to drop from the sky.” It hurt that I was surprised he cared enough to be out looking for me.
“I’m not staying anywhere near here, but I came to talk to Mum.” I didn’t really know what else to say.
“She will be reli
