‘Finally!’ Mio stopped tapping her foot and walked up to greet them, wheeling her bike beside her. ‘It’s been the longest morning,’ said Clem, hopping off her bike and pulling some money out of her pocket. ‘I love seeing Oma and Opa but today it dragged.’ After a quick search of his pockets Darcy grabbed Clem’s sleeve and asked, ‘Can you pay for me? I forgot my wallet. Owe you.’ Clem hesitated so Darcy got down on one knee. ‘Ple-e-ease.’ ‘Okay,’ said Clem, taking a note from her pocket. ‘But you pay it back—with interest.’ ‘Hmmph.’ Bryce jumped off his bike and peered at the timetable, checking in each pocket at the same time. ‘I know I’ve got money. Mone-e-ey, mone-e-ey. Question is, where?’ Clem rolled her eyes at Mio. ‘Men!’ ‘I’ve got enough for both of us,’ Mio told Bryce. ‘Pay me back later.’ She took the note from Clem, put it with her own money, then approached the ticket seller. ‘Four return tickets to Braxxby, please.’ ‘Trains run every fifteen minutes,’ said the ticket seller as he counted the money and pushed two coins back.
