Half an hour later, the cake had been utterly demolished and yet no one was in any hurry to move from the kitchen. Dave and Lucas were telling everyone about the pranks they’d arranged the previous year for their end of Year 12 celebrations, including a tradition Annie hadn’t heard of, which involved playing ‘Eagle Rock’ over the school PA system. When she realised there was partial nudity involved, Annie asked if either of them happened to have a recording of the song. The whole time they talked, Sarah kept sneaking edgy glances at Harry, who looked like he wanted to hide under the table. He was so quiet he didn’t even join in the argument when Lucas declared he was going to save up for a Ford Fairlane he’d seen at a dealer’s in town, even when Annie nudged his foot. She could have used h
