, as if wanting him to reply.“Yep, you’ve done a fine job here Rachel.” complimented Mohandas.“Oh, well…”“You’re a star,” commented Derrick as he kissed her on the cheek. “And I love you for it.” He smiled contentedly, then caught sight of his watch. He turned to Mohandas,“Were we gonna check out the Kite Club before they turn in?” he asked.“Mmm, which direction is it?”“Just across the heath. Let’s go!” Chirped Rachel, merrily stuffing Derrick out the door. Mohandas followed them out and turned back to wave goodbye to Billy. Billy just gave him a strained half-smile for his efforts.Mohandas, Derrick and Rachel went back to the car in order to get the kites before they set off in search of the Kent Kite Club members. As Rachel was getting their picnic hamper out of the boot of the car, the weather seemed to take a U-turn for the worse. It had been a beautiful day, but a storm cloud was drifting over-head. Just then, as Mohandas was watching the skyline, he noticed some uniformed white kites.“Is that them?” he asked, pointing towards the horizon.Derrick smiled, “Yes, we should just be able to catch them before their lunch break.” He turned to Rachel, “Need some help, my chicken?” Chicken? Unusual pet name, Mohandas thought. Rachel looked up.“Huh? Oh, no. I’m fine, let’s get going.” She replied.As the three set off Mohandas glanced back to see Billy in the doorway of the two-storey building, shaking his head, Mohandas just waved.After about ten minutes of brisk pacing with little chatter, they reached a clearing where they found ten, maybe twenty young and old men from the local area flying their kites in unison. It was hard to tell exactly how many there were, as some were obscured by trees, but around fifteen kites were in the sky. They walked up to a grey-haired man doing...
