The Beginning Of The End by Natalie Holmes (reading books for 5 year olds txt) 📖

of here forever. The gentle trickle of the river helped calm her and she closed her eyes, focusing solely on the sound. Harlow's ears pricked up at the sound of voices, low and intense, she sat up and glanced around, trying to determine where they were coming from. She looked behind her and saw two people stood talking, or more accurately, arguing. One Harlow could see was obviously female, despite having her hood pulled up and obscuring her face, she was tall and dressed all in black, the other person was male and even taller than the girl, he had his back to her so Harlow couldn't see what he looked like.

Although they weren't far from her they didn't see her sat there, apparently her dark clothes made for a good camouflage against the ever darkening backdrop. She moved slowly to crouch behind the bench and watched the pair. She had no intention of listening in on what they were saying, she just wanted to leave before they saw her; she needed to get home anyway, before Lisa noticed her absence. She was about to turn and leave, hoping the trees would offer her some cover when a gust of wind blew the girl's hood down, revealing shoulder-length blonde curls. Amy looked massively out of place in the woods, her hair in perfect little spirals and despite only wearing a hoodie and dark jeans her clothes still looked good on her.

Harlow frowned, wondering why Amy would be in the woods when it's getting dark, arguing with the mystery guy in front of her. She struggled with her morality for a while, but decided she wasn't about to eavesdrop on the girl she had just made friends with. But as she was walking away in the opposite direction the pair was facing, a snippet of the conversation they were having drifted to her on the wind "We can't run from this, we have to tell her. If we don't you know she will figure it out eventually anyway, but by then it will be too late" the anger that heavily laced Amy's voice was a far cry from the happy-go-lucky girl she appeared to be just hours earlier in the café, she couldn't hear the boy's reply, but the low rumbling of his voice sent shivers down Harlow's spine.

She kept her head down and was still trying to get away unseen, dodging between the trees, when Amy's next words froze her to the spot. She was shouting now, evidently not happy with whatever the boy had said to her "If they find out about this they'll kill her" Harlow's heart beat faster, she was getting the distinct impression that this was a discussion she didn't want to be listening to, but she couldn't make her feet move. There was obviously a lot she didn't know about her new friend, things that were way of Harlow's head, things that she shouldn't be getting involved in. Even though she had only known Amy one day, she felt a protective urge for the girl; she wanted to know what trouble she was in, she wanted to help. So against her better judgment, Harlow hid behind the nearest tree and listened intently to the rest of the conversation.
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Publication Date: 03-01-2011

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