Heartbeat Away (18 page)
Authors: Laura Summers
âGood luck, Becky!' they shout, and Auntie Vi waves a little homemade banner with
Go Rebecca!
written on it in spidery capitals. I'm beyond embarrassment and take it all in my stride.
Masher sits on his bike, watching us. I give him a wave. He may be a complete twazzock and totally unrequited in his (true) love for me, but he went to see Mr Patterson last week and insisted he gave a talk in assembly about Leah and me doing the Fun Run, which got us hundreds more sponsors. Between the three of us, we should raise over a thousand pounds for the Cardiac Unit.
Suddenly, a ripple of excitement works its way through the crowd. The officials are gearing up to start. We're about to go.
Sam turns to me. âGood luck, Becky,' he says with a smile. My heart beats a little faster, and I realise that I have never been happier.
The starting gun bangs and off we go with three thousand other people. I'm running for Callum, running for Alice . . .
Their foster parents can't cope and it looks as if Vicky and Rhianna and their younger brother Jamie will have to be split up.
How can they stay together?
Desperate times call for desperate measures . . .
âAn exciting adventure with plenty of drama and humour . . . Thought-provoking and moving.'
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âA fabulous book . . . incredibly poignant.'
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