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snorting.
    ‘No, no, I understand. She doesn’t have to do everything you want her to, eh lads?’
    Adam crossed his arms and frowned. ‘She could at least come with us once, but no, she’s always busy.’
    ‘I said I’d ask didn’t I?’ Emily’s cheeks began to flush, and she scratched at her arms.
    Donald stood still as his eyes moved among us. ‘I’d, um, best be off, kids. I’ll leave you to sort your little disagreement out. Sorry again for raiding your presence earlier. Big fan of your den though.’
    ‘It’s fine, Donald,’ I said. ‘You do enough for us.’
    He chuckled and looked back at me as he left the den. ‘You’re good kids. Make sure you tell your granddad where you are, especially if we’re going to the caves. Always remember that.’
    We nodded as he left.
    ‘I should probably head back soon, too,’ Emily said.
    Adam coughed. ‘Isn’t there something you’re forgetting?’ He raised his eyebrows at Emily.
    Emily shuffled her feet and looked at the ground, avoiding Adam’s gaze. ‘I, erm…’
    ‘You’re coming to the caves with us, yeah?’
    Emily paused for a moment before looking over at me. ‘I, well, I’ll ask but I think I’ve remembered that we’re going out tonight.’
    Adam laughed. ‘Of course you are. Close the door on your way out.’
    Emily’s arms looked awkward as they dangled by her side. She smiled at me as she left. Adam smirked to himself. I shook my head when he looked at me again.
    ‘What?’ he asked.
    ‘You know what. Lay off her a bit.’
    Adam stood up and walked over to me. ‘Sorry, lover boy, I forgot you felt so strongly about her.’ He stuck his tongue out at me before taking a piss in the bucket.
    I wanted to push him in.

Chapter Four
    That evening, we ate our dinner quickly before shooting off to meet Donald. The sun looked pretty, and its glow danced on the sea. It reminded me of home, when Dad put me on his shoulders to watch the sun set over the horizon. I used to wonder where it went to hide at night.
    We never did tell Gran and Granddad where we were going.
    Emily’s caravan lights were on as we passed. The car was in the driveway. Did the curtain twitch?
    ‘Little sod,’ Adam said.
    ‘She might not have gone out yet.’
    ‘Oh, stop defending her will you? It’s so obvious you fancy her.’
    I nudged Adam in the ribs as he raised his voice on the ‘fancy her’.
    ‘Shall we bother calling on her? Give her a piece of mind?’ Adam asked, edging towards her driveway.
    I pulled him back. ‘Leave her be. Donald’s waiting for us. It ain’t worth it, Ad. Maybe her dad just doesn’t want her to play tonight.’
    He shrugged and spat in front of the caravan. ‘Her dad doesn’t want her to do anything. He needs to chill.’
    As we started walking away from Emily’s caravan, I heard a shouting from somewhere inside. A man’s deep voice echoed over the sound of the turned up telly. A woman’s voice cried back before everything went silent. Maybe it was just on the telly?
    I looked at Adam, who turned towards the ground, before we walked on.
    Donald waited right where he always waited when we went to the caves: right in front of the mouth of the woods. The woods looked threatening at night, as if they were preparing to gobble us all up. It made me feel like a real adventurer.
    We headed towards the entrance. Donald clutched at the straps of his backpack and led the way. He walked quickly, which was fine with us, because the sooner we got to the caves, the better. Nothing was quite so clear in the woods. Strange shapes moved around and scuttled in the distance. I thought I heard voices whispering behind me. It was so dark that everything seemed to be black and white, like we were in an old horror film. The birds stopped singing. The leaves of the trees and occasional call of the owl were the only sounds that sliced through the silence. Something flickered ahead of us. Maybe it was a rabbit. Or maybe it was a ghost?
    ‘Um, are we