Young Love

Piers looked at Hila as they moved through the crowds that had spilt over from the main Hall into the lobby and the surrounding areas.

“Where the f*ck is Philippe?’ he thought as he checked his phone. As though reading his mind, the phone in his sweaty hand pinged and he saw that it was the Capo. Jerking the handset to his ear, he listened gravely, his body going rigid.

So Pappa and Mumma were taking the long way as poor Mumma was not able to walk quickly.

And that was the one which involved walking along the maze of corridors that connected the fire escapes…

Anyone could have slipped in during the melee and when the lights had gone off for a minute, it would have given the best opportunity for someone who wanted to enter under cover of darkness.

He felt his breath coming faster and Hila glanced at him sharply.

“What?’ she rasped as he broke into a run and pushed past people in his urgency to get to his parents.

“They are taking the long way,’ he shouted over his shoulder, and she spr