Chapter 46
Drew Moseley returned home and for the next few days, his mind was occupied by what he had seen on the private side of Mako Island. What had the café owner, Rikki been doing? He just could not keep that village a secret. What a find! Stuff the prosecution. He had to tell someone to get it out of his system. Rikki would never find out.
Later that day, Drew told his older brother, his friend, his role model what he had seen. His brother Thomas listened respectfully but then told Drew he was talking nonsense.
"But Thomas! I swear to you there is a village made of something similar to glass on that island!" Thomas gave him a look.
"Tom!"
"Look buddy, it's hard to believe that there is a magical village on Mako."
"Can I show you?" Drew asked earnestly.
"Fine. I'd like to go hiking anyway. I have work off this weekend, how about Saturday?"
Drew nodded enthusiastically, "It's a date."
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Thomas was extremely sceptical of his brother's claims and did not expect to find anything. He was just going to enjoy the day. Drew led Thomas through the bush on the way to the 'village.' Thomas saw the No Trespassing signs and felt a little uneasy.
"Are you sure we should go further in, mate?" He asked hesitantly. Drew gave him an incredulous look.
"Tom, are you chickening out?"
"Of course not," he retorted trying to keep his pride in front of his little brother. Drew found the gate and snuck inside, Thomas on his heels.
"Here it is," Drew announced quietly when they reached the top of this hill. Thomas' jaw dropped. It was there, real. He had never seen anything like it.
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Alan drove up to the small apartment block. After parking his car, he went to the doorway and pressed number 7's buzzer.
"Hey Jess it's me," he said into it. The door unlocked and he made his way up into his girlfriend's apartment.
He knocked on her door and it was opened with a flourish.
"Alan!" the bubbly Jessie exclaimed.
"Hey Jess!" he smiled and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek.
"Come in," she said.
They walked together into her living room and sat on the couch. There they got into their regular exchange of conversation. As Jessie was talking about work, she was unaware that her boyfriend was staring at her, not in the least paying attention to what she was saying. He was thinking about how beautiful she looked when she was passionate about something.
"…and yeah, so how has work been for you?" she asked.
"Sorry, what?" he said jerking himself out of his stupor. She giggled as he gently tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "I was asking about how work has been," she said hesitantly half-focused on the way his thumb was making patterns on her palm.
"You are so beautiful," he muttered. Jessie blushed. How was he doing this to her? He was probably the only person who could render her speechless. She barely had time to register as he leant in to kiss her. He moved his arms around her waist as he kissed her gently. Slowly, she put her arms around his neck. He was an amazing guy.
They finally pulled apart breathless. "You never answered my question," Jessie said accusingly. Alan smiled, she was incredible and he was so lucky to have her.
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"…and you say that this Rikki, the owner of the café told you not to tell?" Thomas asked. They had returned to the mainland and Drew told his story, this time with an eagerly listening brother.
"Yeah."
"Imagine what would happen to that place if it was made public," Thomas mused. Drew nodded in agreement. "It's pretty cool that we found it ay?" he said. Thomas smiled deep in thought. It was very cool indeed.
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Jess returned from the kitchen with two glasses of water, and a straw. She passed his to him and placed hers on the coffee table as she sat down. Once seated she placed the straw in her glass and took a cautious sip. Alan pondered why she used a straw. Every time he had ever seen her drink, she used a straw, a spoon or a water bottle – never straight from the cup. Alan thought this was strange – she was showing similarities to how his friends behaved – the friends on Mako Island…
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Mark Stratford sat back in his chair. He was a plump man in his mid-fifties and balding. He was the head of the local newspaper. He was completely boggled at the story the young man had put before him. It wasn't so much the story that had puzzled him – he had written it off as a hoax, but it was this man's sincerity and that he had actually come to the head of the newspaper personally with an unbelievable story. Thomas could see the disbelief in Mark' s face.
"So you mean to tell me that you and your brother stumbled across a magical village, made of some impossible substance on the private side of the island and that somehow Mrs Bennett, one of the owners of Rikki's café is somehow involved?"
"Yeah." Thomas confirmed. Mark muttered something under his breath.
"You do realise I can't do anything about this without credible evidence." He said. Thomas nodded.
"That's why I propose talking to Rikki or a trip over to Mako,"
"You seriously want me to waste my own and employees' time to follow up on this? You have got to be joking. Thank you for your time young man, but I'm afraid I cannot help you."
"Who else will listen to me?"
"I don't know, it's to do with Mako, why not talk to the park rangers? They still maintain half the island - the public side."
"Okay. Thanks sir," Thomas said before he got up. As soon as he got out of the room, he muttered under his breath, "Thanks for nothing."
A/N: Sorry it's been a while since my last update. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Who likes the Jessie/Alan romance? What will Thomas do next? Please tell me and what you think by reviewing!
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