Chapter 45

“Let go of me!” I hear Jade shout.

It takes me a moment to make sense of the scene before me.

The helicopter is hovering above us like a swollen obsidian dragonfly stirring the sky with metal wings, a rescue ladder dangling down, held by the scowling lady in black.

She’s shouting “GO! GO! GO!” in the general direction of the boys.

Kitty is half way up the ladder, her dress billowing around her legs.

A huge man in a black suit is holding Jade back. Jade’s yelling Kitty’s name over and over, fighting to break away.

For a moment Kitty stops climbing. She looks back over her shoulder at Jade, and I can see the pain written all over her face.

But the lady in black looks up at her and shouts “DON’T STOP!”, and Kitty hurriedly turns her back on Jade and continues climbing, before disappearing into the helicopter.