he'd told me were true. I was more convinced than ever that I'd
definitely not grown up here. I think I had been bought here for some reason, but why was I so
important to Cam?
After lunch we stayed in Kenzie's room. His room was on the second floor of the cottage and it was
the smallest. But he'd somehow managed to cram a bed, a desk, a closet and a dresser into it. There
was even a small TV set up on the floor with a retro games console that he loved playing on. The
walls were lime green and the floor was wooden with a big blue bean bag positioned in front of the
TV. Above his bed and desk were shelves full of old games for his console. His desk was cluttered
with sci-fi novels and funny looking trolls with brightly coloured hair. There was also a large cuddly
panda that always sat on his pillow.
Kenzie sat with his back against his bed playing on his console, chucking nuts into the air and
catching them in his mouth. I sat on his bean bag flicking through a games magazine not really
paying attention to any of it, I was too busy trying to figure out his Rubik cube.
“Grrr! This thing is so frustrating.” I said twisting the edges.
“Give it here,” he said holding his hands up. I chucked it to him.
“Watch carefully.”
I moved over and knelt on the floor next to him.
“See this, watch this part here.” he said twisting it. “You need to make a white cross like this,” he
slowly moved the pieces so I could see. “then you move this like this,” he continued showing me
the moves until he was done and the Rubik cube was complete. “And bingo.”
“Wow!” I was impressed.
He twisted it some more and messed all the colours up again.
“Here you try it.”
“Yeah right.” I said taking it from him.
I looked carefully trying to remember the patterns Kenzie had shown me step by step. Kenzie would
tut at me if I was about to make a wrong twist. I was surprised at how close I came to completing it
having only been shown once.
“You need to move this round here and this bit needs twisting that way and twist this bit back.” he
said pointing.
“I did it,” I squeaked. “I'm taking this with me when I leave. This thing will keep me busy for hours,
just have to figure it out on my own now.”
“Just remember the patterns.” he said picking up his controller.
I helped myself to a handful of peanuts from the bowl and thought about the pretty girl I'd seen this
morning.
“Kenzie do you know anyone called Hazel? Brownish red hair in a short little red dress.”
I looked at Kenzie waiting for his response but he had stopped pressing buttons and was blankly
staring at the TV screen.
“I saw her coming out of one of the boys rooms upstairs.” I continued still waiting for him to
respond. “Kenzie,” I said trying to get his attention but he didn't move and his eyes looked vacant. I
picked up a nut from the bowl and chucked it at his head, it bounced off the brim of his cap.
He blinked and looked at me. “Sorry, what? Did you say something?”
“Err yeah but it's not that important. Are you okay?”
“What? Yes, no I'm all good. Shasta just called me. She needs my help with something.”
“Really I didn't hear a phone ringing?” I said looking around not that I'd ever seen a phone
anywhere here or in the manor. I looked at him waiting for him to explain what he meant but he
switched the TV off and stood looking at me like he was in a rush.
“Okay well I'm going to take off.” I said.
He nodded watching as I backed into the door. “I'll let myself out, I'll see you at dinner all right.”
He smiled and turned his cap around to the back watching me close the door. I stood outside his
bedroom for a moment wondering why he was being so weird and I definitely hadn't heard Shasta
calling him. I got halfway down the stairs when I remembered I wanted to take his Rubik cube back
with me, I turned and jogged back up and opened his door.
“Hey Kenzie I forgot.....,” I said to an empty room.
I walked in and
definitely not grown up here. I think I had been bought here for some reason, but why was I so
important to Cam?
After lunch we stayed in Kenzie's room. His room was on the second floor of the cottage and it was
the smallest. But he'd somehow managed to cram a bed, a desk, a closet and a dresser into it. There
was even a small TV set up on the floor with a retro games console that he loved playing on. The
walls were lime green and the floor was wooden with a big blue bean bag positioned in front of the
TV. Above his bed and desk were shelves full of old games for his console. His desk was cluttered
with sci-fi novels and funny looking trolls with brightly coloured hair. There was also a large cuddly
panda that always sat on his pillow.
Kenzie sat with his back against his bed playing on his console, chucking nuts into the air and
catching them in his mouth. I sat on his bean bag flicking through a games magazine not really
paying attention to any of it, I was too busy trying to figure out his Rubik cube.
“Grrr! This thing is so frustrating.” I said twisting the edges.
“Give it here,” he said holding his hands up. I chucked it to him.
“Watch carefully.”
I moved over and knelt on the floor next to him.
“See this, watch this part here.” he said twisting it. “You need to make a white cross like this,” he
slowly moved the pieces so I could see. “then you move this like this,” he continued showing me
the moves until he was done and the Rubik cube was complete. “And bingo.”
“Wow!” I was impressed.
He twisted it some more and messed all the colours up again.
“Here you try it.”
“Yeah right.” I said taking it from him.
I looked carefully trying to remember the patterns Kenzie had shown me step by step. Kenzie would
tut at me if I was about to make a wrong twist. I was surprised at how close I came to completing it
having only been shown once.
“You need to move this round here and this bit needs twisting that way and twist this bit back.” he
said pointing.
“I did it,” I squeaked. “I'm taking this with me when I leave. This thing will keep me busy for hours,
just have to figure it out on my own now.”
“Just remember the patterns.” he said picking up his controller.
I helped myself to a handful of peanuts from the bowl and thought about the pretty girl I'd seen this
morning.
“Kenzie do you know anyone called Hazel? Brownish red hair in a short little red dress.”
I looked at Kenzie waiting for his response but he had stopped pressing buttons and was blankly
staring at the TV screen.
“I saw her coming out of one of the boys rooms upstairs.” I continued still waiting for him to
respond. “Kenzie,” I said trying to get his attention but he didn't move and his eyes looked vacant. I
picked up a nut from the bowl and chucked it at his head, it bounced off the brim of his cap.
He blinked and looked at me. “Sorry, what? Did you say something?”
“Err yeah but it's not that important. Are you okay?”
“What? Yes, no I'm all good. Shasta just called me. She needs my help with something.”
“Really I didn't hear a phone ringing?” I said looking around not that I'd ever seen a phone
anywhere here or in the manor. I looked at him waiting for him to explain what he meant but he
switched the TV off and stood looking at me like he was in a rush.
“Okay well I'm going to take off.” I said.
He nodded watching as I backed into the door. “I'll let myself out, I'll see you at dinner all right.”
He smiled and turned his cap around to the back watching me close the door. I stood outside his
bedroom for a moment wondering why he was being so weird and I definitely hadn't heard Shasta
calling him. I got halfway down the stairs when I remembered I wanted to take his Rubik cube back
with me, I turned and jogged back up and opened his door.
“Hey Kenzie I forgot.....,” I said to an empty room.
I walked in and
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