The Summer We Loved

The woman reached for the photo. “Yes. I have. Or at least I think I have. It looks like him, but he was in a bit of a state. Frightened me a little, if I’m honest, but I’m pretty sure it was him. He stopped by here earlier today. He said he used to live here.”

“Yes, he did. Do you know where he is now?”

The woman’s face fell. “I’m afraid not. But he walked off in that direction, if it’s any help.” The woman pointed off to one side.

Jenny thanked her and returned to James, still standing on the pavement.

“Well?”

“He was here. Today. He went that way,” she said, pointing down the road.

James nodded. “He’s there.”

At this revelation, Jenny was expecting a sudden burst of energy, but instead they walked sedately down to a pathway and into another street. From there they walked out until they came across a gate. “We can’t go in there,” Jenny said as she noticed James beginning to climb over.

“You can stay here if you want,” he said. “I need to find Pete.”

Jenny didn’t need too many seconds to decide on her course of action and quickly hopped over the gate to catch up with James. The pace was picking up now and Jenny clambered over fallen trees and past deep fern gullies until they came upon an old tumbledown wooden shack.

A few paces off, James stopped and stared. He seemed miles away. Jenny arrived beside him and cautiously moved ahead. James reached out and held her back. “No. I need to do this,” he said. His words were soft, but full of warning, and suddenly Jenny was afraid. What was she about to see? What could be so bad that she needed to prepare herself to see it? She held her breath as James approached the decaying cabin and carefully leant in.

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