Buster joined her for a while but, as the heat of the day faded and the cold of the desert night took over, he was torn. Outside and Amy, or inside with Rachel? As the temperature dropped, Rachel won. ‘Wuss,’ Amy called after him as he disappeared, but she didn’t really mind. It was okay being alone. She snuggled into her swag and set herself to star watching. She gazed up at the constellations her grandmother had taught her, and wondered how Bess could have born leaving here for the city. City stars were a faint shadow of these. This was awesome. It was, however, cold. Her nose was icy. No matter, she told herself. She’d promised herself she’d sleep under the stars and that was what she was doing. A noise started, humming in from the south. A light... A helicopter. Hugo coming home? It had to be.
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