The narrator and her five brothers escape their abusive parents by fleeing in a caravan. Along the way, the narrator meets a boy named Jack, and they share a romantic moment. However, their brother Tom goes missing, and they become lost in the desert. After days of searching, they stumble upon a cabin that seems abandoned, but later discover it's actually the holiday home of Jack's family. Unbeknownst to the narrator and her brothers, Jack's parents are kidnappers, and they had been holding Tom captive. The siblings fight off their captors and escape in the kidnappers' caravan. They eventually find their way to a small fishing village, where they settle down and start a new life. The narrator buries her memories of Jack and the traumatic experience, but later sees his face on a police notice board, labeling him and his parents as kidnappers.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator and her five brothers escaped from their parents' controlling behavior.
2. They left in a caravan bought by their oldest brother, EJ.
3. The brothers took turns driving while the others slept.
4. The narrator met a boy named Jack in a caravan park.
5. Jack helped the narrator and her brothers search for their missing brother, Tom.
6. The local police couldn't help find Tom because it hadn't been 48 hours since he went missing.
7. The brothers got lost in the desert while searching for Tom.
8. They ran out of fuel and were stranded for five days.
9. A small brown caravan, driven by Jack and his family, came to their rescue.
10. Jack's parents offered to take them to the nearest town but instead took them to their holiday home, a cabin.
11. The cabin was filled with pictures of children and toys, and the narrator felt uneasy.
12. Jack's parents were revealed to be kidnappers.
13. The narrator and her brothers fought off Jack's parents and escaped in their caravan.
14. They drove to a small village, got a map, filled up their fuel tanks, and got food.
15. They drove to a small Fisher's village and parked their caravan in a permanent spot, where they have been living for five years.
16. Tom never spoke about his disappearance, and the narrator buried the memory of Jack.
17. The narrator later saw Jack and his parents' faces on a police notice board with the heading "kidnappers wanted."