I’m up to, I’m suddenly phoned back by our good Boss with ‘an urgent and pressing matter back at the station.’ He is a complete and total pain in the butt! Thanks to him and a wall of silence, I’ve got nowhere.” Derrick glanced at his watch, and jerked back in surprise. “We ought to go, it’s half-eleven, we’ve missed ‘The Bill’. We can cut across the common to save time. I’ve got my torch on me.”“Always the efficient one!” Mohandas laughed.“Damn! The torch is going!” Derrick said as he hit the batteries in a futile attempt to alleviate the darkness.“Looks like we’ll be a while getting home then. Hey, do you want to investigate the bonfire?” Mohandas asked, pointing in the direction of the only prominent light through the trees.“Umm… All right, maybe I could get a positive ID on one or more of them. Let’s try our best to remain inconspicuous though.” Derrick advised as they started to head in the direction of the fluctuating light flickering on the trees. They came to about ten metres away from the fire and hid behind a conveniently placed bush to observe the following events.Derrick squinted in order to view the participants. They didn’t look like kids; these were adults, even more to the point he recognised some of them.“Derrick,” Mohandas whispered “Are those the same gentlemen we saw earlier at the Kent Kite Club gathering?”“Yes, I recognise them too. I wonder what they’re up to… Hey look, over in the corner, those guys are getting a case from behind that bush. This is odd,” commented Derrick.Mohandas and Derrick observed closely as the case, around 2ft by 4ft, was opened. A large collection of Kent Kite Club kites were removed from the interior. The two men sorting out the case started to lay out the kites in rows.“It’s a bit...
