160 The Clue On The Crystal Dove by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

10. Surprise at the Door

Nancy forced her gaze upward as she clung to the

railing, its metal edges digging into her hands. George

leaned over the railing and reached down to help, but

no matter how far she stretched, her fingertips

remained inches from Nancy's hands.

Nancy's palms were slick with perspiration. With

every ounce of energy she had, she concentrated on

maintaining her grip. Otherwise, she knew her hands

would slip and she'd be lost.

“Help!” she heard George cry out from above.

“Help! My friend has fallen from the bridge. She's

clinging to the base of the railing. Someone's got to

help us—now!”

Seconds later two young men with dreadlocks

peered over the railing at Nancy. “Avery!” shouted the

one on the left. “You and this young lady here—you

hold my legs as I lean over the bridge. I think I can lift

her up if you hold me tight.”

“Okay, John, we've got you,” his friend declared.

As George and Avery held on to him, John inched

himself over the railing until it pushed against his waist.

George's face turned red with the strain of John's

weight. Cautiously John reached toward Nancy and

grabbed her wrists. “Let go,” he gasped. “I've got you.”

Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes, Nancy let

go of the railing. She felt a momentary relief as she

realized that she wasn't falling.

Tilting his face toward George and Avery, John

shouted, “Hold on to me tight—I'm pulling her up!”

Nancy felt John's powerful arms slowly lifting her.

The moment she could get a toehold on the bottom of

the railing, she helped him out by pushing herself

upward.

Seconds later Nancy was scrambling over the railing

to safety. Her legs felt like jelly as she drew in deep

ragged breaths of air, but she forced herself to keep

her wits about her.

“How are you, Nan?” George asked, her hands on

Nancy's shoulders as she peered at her with concern

and relief. “Thank goodness John and Avery came

along.”

“I'm okay,” Nancy said gamely. Turning to John and

Avery, she added, “Thank you so much for rescuing

me. I would have fallen and been killed if you guys

hadn't come along.”

“Did you see who pushed Nancy?” George asked the

two guys.

Avery shook his head. “No, I didn't even notice that

someone had fallen until you yelled for help.”

“Same here,” John said.

“I saw this shadow out of the corner of my eye just

before I was pushed,” Nancy told them. “But I never

got to see who it was.”

Crowds of people continued across the bridge on

their way home from work as Nancy, George, John,

and Avery stood talking. “Look at all these people,”

George commented, “and not one of them came

forward to give us any info about your attacker, Nan.”

John frowned. “Maybe no one noticed the attack,”

he offered. “It's crowded on the bridge at rush hour.

There's so much going on in this city that sometimes

your senses get bombarded—people have to tune some

things out, or else they'd go nuts. A woman being

pushed from the bridge would draw people's attention

if they saw it, but someone running away probably

wouldn't.”

“The person who pushed Nancy probably blended

into the crowd,” Avery said. “But just to prove to you

girls that New Yorkers have their good side, why don't

you come hear our band play tonight at this club called

S.

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