Chapter 35
The tail end of a bad dream slipped away, and Charlie woke up, knuckling sleep from her eyes. What a relief. This wasn’t her hospital bed and she wasn’t ill again. This was her own room at Brumby’s . . . and someone was knocking on the door. She pulled on her clothes and ran down the hall. It was Karl.
The three weeks since she’d met Karl had been the most fascinating and rewarding weeks of her life. Nearly every day now, Karl swung by and collected her on his way up to Balleroo. He was conducting a field review on the impact of the grazing trial, and Charlie was helping him. She didn’t know what was more exciting. Being involved in a serious scientific research program, or spending hours on end with Karl. With each day they spent together, Charlie felt more drawn to the quirk
