There was no sign of Kate, and I still didn’t dare to call for her. So, feeling slightly nervous, I set off for the Island of Dreams. When I got to the field, Kate was already there, sitting on an old, faded rug. She looked tired.‘How long have you been here?’ I asked.Kate shrugged.‘Dunno, but it was early when I got here. It was still sort of dark.’‘Sort of dark?’She gave a tired smile.‘OK, so it was completely dark. I think it was about five o’clock.’ ‘Didn’t Martha mind you going out so early?’Kate shook her head.‘Nah, Martha trusts me not to get into trouble. And I couldn’t take any chances. I know those men are going to come back. So I had to be here. I had to be ready for them.’‘And when they come back, what are you going to do?’She shrugged.‘Any bright ideas?’I wasn’t sure how to tell her the good news that I didn’t have a single idea, bright or otherwise. But before I could say anything at all, I heard the sound of an engine coming up the hill.It was the jeep from the day before, with just Chainsaw Man inside.
