'The voices moved away and he was left alone once more. His secret was safe. He was safe. But part of him didn't want to be safe. Some time later he emerged onto the beach at roughly the same place where he had entered the forest. Leaving his clothes on the sand, Bass crept down to the water, washed his bloodied hands and then immersed himself completely in the chill green waves.'
Sebastian "Bass" Pringle is seventeen, overweight and self-conscious. He is sick of being teased by his mates, and wishes Natasha - Natasha the Pasher - would go out with him but is too scared to ask.
Going camping on Bird Island seemed like a good idea at the time. After all, Natasha had chosen to go there too. But it turned out Jarrod, Lee and Frenchie were in the group as well, and that changed everything. Bad news.
