raced on ahead to the jetty. By the time the others had arrived, he had chosen the biggest row boat he could find. He climbed in after Hannah and Gabby, and they put on their life jackets. ‘Just make sure you’re back before tea time,’ Ling called. Hannah turned to wave, suddenly having second thoughts about going as she watched Angus and Ling walk slowly up the beach together. ‘C’mon, Hannah,’ Gabby shouted. ‘Let’s dig these paddles in.’ The three settled into a good rhythm and ten minutes later they had reached the island. E.D. climbed out of the boat and dragged it through the shallows. ‘Do we know where we’re going?’ E.D. tossed his life jacket into the boat and gazed out over the island. ‘This way,’ Gabby said, heading off along the beach in the opposite direction from the graves. The others followed. Gabby soon found a narrow path that wound its way slowly up a gentle rise. Long, spiky grasses tickled their legs as they went inland. The sound of the sea behind them grew fainter as they found themselves walking in a copse of trees.
