Music and Lies (George and Finn Book 1) by Gill-Marie Stewart Read Free Book Online Page B

passed. This was where Cami had met up with some man the day I’d followed him. Right now the place was deserted.
    I decided I might as well stock up on food myself while we were here. George bought mostly the same stuff, bacon, sausage and eggs, tins of beans, bread and jam. This wasn’t the sort of shop that sold much fresh food, but she actually managed to find a couple of apples that weren’t too wrinkled. Good thing she wasn’t vegetarian, then she would really have struggled.
    We loaded the food into backpacks and set off on the return journey. ‘Marcus should make more effort to involve the local people,’ I said, thinking of the suspicious way the woman in the shop had eyed us. ‘It’s in his own interests. Much less likely to be complaints that way.’
    ‘Will there be complaints?’ said George. She had no idea. ‘We’re miles away, they won’t hear us, surely.’
    ‘Oh, they’ll certainly hear us. And then the police will be round again and he won’t like that . ’
    ‘That reminds me. What happened to that guy the police found the other evening?’
    ‘He’s still in hospital, far as I know.’
    ‘It was a bit odd, wasn’t it? I mean, someone doesn’t just fall and hurt themselves that badly. Do you think he’d been in a fight?’
    ‘I think it was nothing to do with you.’
    She stopped adjusting the straps of her rucksack so she could glare at me. ‘I’m interested. It doesn’t make sense. Nobody liked that guy, did they? It’s a bit suspicious. I asked Becky about it but she said she didn’t know anything.’
    Good for Beck. ‘Look, take my advice and don’t ask questions, okay? In places like this it’s the best way. Like I said, it’s nothing to do with you.’
    She opened her mouth to protest, but maybe she saw how serious I was. She shut it again.
    I decided to change the subject. ‘Are you eating with Beck and Dex?’
    I doubted it, from the stuff she’d bought.
    ‘No. I don’t want to be in their way,’ she said. And then, rather forlornly, ‘And I don’t think Becky really wants me around their van. Giving me a little one-ring gas cooker of my own was a pretty big hint.’
    ‘We can cook together if you want,’ I offered. God, where had that suggestion come from? I must be feeling really sorry for her. If she stayed away from Dex, like I’d suggested, I supposed that meant avoiding Beck, too. And if she didn’t know anyone else here, it must be lonely.
    ‘I can cook for myself, you know,’ she said, sounding annoyed rather than grateful.
    I smiled. She really was so touchy. ‘Aha, but how do you know I can? Maybe I’m trying to get you to cook for me.’
    ‘I wouldn’t advise it,’ she said. ‘My cooking’s definitely on the basic side. But I’m willing to give sharing a try, if you are.’
    ‘Aye, fine, if it suits we’ll do that.’
    Oddly, I felt kind of happy when we arrived back at the festival site. Maybe it would be fun to muck in together. She was so different from the usual crowd. She might actually be someone I wanted to spend time with.
     

 
     
    Chapter Nine
     
     
    GEORGE
    I was feeling pretty pleased with myself. I now had my own supply of food. I knew the way to the village. And I had a friend, sort of. I hadn’t seen much of Cami since he had shown me around the site. And I couldn’t say I actually wanted to. Finn was entirely different.
    When he smiled, his face lit up in an amazing way, quite beautiful. Despite his superior attitude, I had to admit I quite liked being with him.
    ‘I’m starving,’ I said as we arrived back at the campsite. The walk to the village and back had taken over an hour, and I hadn’t had anything since breakfast. ‘How about having an early tea? I could do sausage and beans.’
    Finn had been looking around in that way of his, like he needed to know everything that was going on, but my words brought his attention back to me. I liked that. ‘Aye, fine, why not? Bring your stuff over to my tent,