Page 17 of Cadenbury Town Does Halloween

I flick my fingers again and Alfred sees and cracks up.

Temp turns round. “It’s like that is it?”

I try for an innocent look, but I’m not sure I achieved it. “Like what?’

“Don’t play innocent with me. I know it was you,”

Another gust of wind surrounds them, this time not from me.

“See, I did nothing,” I reply, grinning at him.

I catch a wink from Justice and snort out a laugh.

Temp scowls at me and turns around. “I will find out who winded us,” he calls out.

Pretty sure apart from Ben, only myself, Adhan, Justice and Alfred heard him.

I grin at Adhan. “Playing with magic is so much fun,”

He bursts out laughing. “So I see.”

The train meanders around the coastal path, with grass embankments on either side, slowly inclining up the little hill towards the top. It stops next to a café, and we all get off and sit at some empty tables as the brothers go in and get us all ice creams.

“That was fun,” Nora says, leaning into Nix.

“It was and we have a choice of catching the train back to the boat or walking back,” he tells her.

Connie starts to fret a little. “I need to change the princess,” Sal says, standing up.

“I can do that if you want,” Emily offers.

“Thanks, Emily, if you’re sure?” Sal says, starting to unhook Connie from the carrier.

Emily picks up the baby bag that Jude left with Sal when he went inside and taking Connie, Emily walks off in the direction of the toilets.

“Just think Doobs, you were that small once,” Nix tells her.

Nora laughs. “We all were once.”

“I’m trying to imagine Adhan as a baby,” I say, with a laugh.

“Have you not seen his baby photos?” Alfred asks me.

I shake my head. “No.”

“I’ve not seen Ben’s either.” Temp says.

“I’ve not seen Kean’s,” Titus puts in.

“Has anyone seen any Stone’s baby pictures?” Sal asks.

“I have. Adhan took great delight showing me Alfred’s,” Justice says with a laugh.

Alfred shakes his head. “All my baby photos!”

“I bet you were a cute baby,” Nix says grinning at him.

“He really was,” Justice says. “You should ask Emily to show you all the baby photos. I’m sure she could make an evening of it.”