‘Nothing special. Why?’ ‘Anna!’ Lauren hissed, nudging her elbow. ‘Get off the phone – we’re due on in five minutes.’ Anna waved her away, straining to hear Felix above the chatter of her classmates. ‘Zac’s grandmother has got this house on the Isle of Wight, right? She’s going off to Australia to see her sister, and has said that Zac and Phoebe can use it,’ he told her. ‘Phoebe’s taking Jamie, Zac’s got this new girlfriend, Ursula, and well – he suggested you and I go too. What do you say?’ Anna’s heart raced. A whole week away with Felix; there was only one answer. An image of Marina and her father scowling angrily flashed through her mind but she banished them and took a deep breath. ‘That would be amazing!’ she replied. ‘Look, it’s our school end of year bash – I’ve got to go but . . .’ ‘We need time together,’ Felix said. ‘But there is just one more thing. We’d have to go a day later than the others, because the day after I get back Mum wants us both to join her.
