Lost Girl 3 Read Online Free

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    He looks up at me from the step in front of the beach hut. “Yes?”
    “What are you doing out here?” I ask him.
    “I couldn’t sleep,” he shrugs.
    “Haven’t’ you slept at all?” I ask, sitting down next to him.
    “I’ve slept for a little while,” he replies with a yawn. “But I’m too nervous about finding my dad.”
    “Aww,” I reply and place my hand on his arm. “I’m sure it’ll be fine.”
    “I don’t know,” he shrugs again. “What if he doesn’t want to see me?”
    “Why wouldn’t he?” I retort. “It’s not your fault your dad left.”
    “I know,” he sighs. “But he probably has a whole new life now. He won’t want me there.”
    “Don’t be silly,” I try to comfort him. “You’re his son. I’m sure he’d want you.”
    “Maybe.” He sighs and stares out at the rising orange sun, “we’ll see.”
    “Yes. You’ll see,” I smile at him. “Shall I wake Anna up so we can get breakfast before we make a start?”
    “Nah,” he replies in a lacklustre voice. “We should probably pack our stuff up, you know, just in case,” he shrugs, “let Anna sleep for a little while longer until we’re ready.”
    “Okay,” I reply, and get up to go back inside. First I let the air out of the blow-up bed, then I start packing our blankets and clothes back into the bags. When I’m almost done, Anna starts stirring, and sits up to look at what I’m doing.
    “Are we leaving already?” she asks while rubbing her eyes.
    “We are,” I reply. “I don’t know if we’re coming back, so I’m just packing everything up for now.”
    “Aww,” she pouts, pulling a sad face. “I liked it here.”
    “So did I,” I reply, and sit down on the bed next to her. “I’m sure we’ll come back here at some point. Would you like that?”
    “Mhm,” she nods. “Very much.”
    “Why don’t you go and see Rick?” I suggest. “He’s outside.”
    “Okay,” she replies cheerily and hops off the bed to join her brother outside.
    I pack the blankets off of the bed as soon as she’s left the beach hut and put the bed back into table and bench formation.
    “I’m done,” I call out to Rick and Anna when everything’s packed up. “Do you two want to wear anything else before we put all of the bags into the car?”
    It takes a moment for them to reply, but then Rick says, “No, we’re good.”
     
    “Are you ready for this?” I ask Rick after we’ve locked the beach hut back up and take the last bags to my car.
    “As ready as I’ll ever be,” he replies with a deep sigh as pulls the passenger seat forward to let Anna slip into the back. I hand him the last bag with the left over drinks and biscuits to place at his foot well and open the driver side door to get in myself.
     
    Within ten minutes we’re at the library, and I find an empty space right in front of the entrance to park. We all get out and, walk up the steps and enter the big concrete building.
    “Wow,” Anna breathes in amazement as she looks at the rows and rows of thousands of books on the shelves. “I’ve never seen so many books in my life! Can I read some?”
    “We can have a look at a few,” I nod at her. “You’ll be okay at the computers by yourself right?” I ask Rick.
    “Mhm,” he nods.
    “We’ll be at the children’s books,” I say to him, as he slowly starts dragging his feet towards the computers. Placing my hand on Anna’s shoulders, I start guiding her to the back of the library where the children’s section is. The whole corner is kitted out with beanbags, toys and rows of colourful looking books. Anna lingers at the shelves for a little while before picking out a book about a princess and flops herself down on a beanbag with a giggle. I walk up to the beanbag closet to her and push it with my foot to be right next to the one she’s sitting on so we can read together.
     
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    When we’re halfway through the story, an elated looking Rick comes jogging