43-Strategic Moves by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon [Dixon, Franklin W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
ISBN: 9780671716332
Google: fLnNAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0671716336
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 1992-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The voice was far away, an echo ricocheting inside his head like an errant bullet. Joe lifted and turned his head.

"Joe."

The voice was closer.

He opened his eyes. Petra was lying next to him, her eyes watery, her breathing shallow.

Joe pushed up, every fiber of his muscles screaming for oxygen. He crawled over to the window, grabbed the windowsill, and pulled himself up. His arms were leaden, tight, and stiff. Once he was on his feet, he tried to push the window up, but it was locked. He looked out through the panes.

Students strolling in the chilly evening were distorted by the glass and the foggy haze that drifted through Joe's mind.

Joe pounded on the window, but he was too weak to make any real noise. He looked down. Ziggy's wet towel was on the floor. He grabbed the towel and wrapped it around his hands. He held his breath, balled his hands together, brought them back over his head, and swung them forward in a swift, powerful arc.

His towel-covered-fists hit the window, shattering the glass. Clear shards fell to the sidewalk below and broke again. Several students turned at the bell-like sound of glass crashing on the concrete.

Joe hit the window again. More glass went flying out and down, hitting the concrete with a dull tinkling.

Fresh air poured into Joe's lungs, and he gasped for more.

"Help," he said, his voice barely audible. Joe leaned toward the broken window, his legs like warm taffy, his lungs on fire, his head swimming in a dark nightmare of fog and distortion. He took a deep breath and screamed, "Help!"

Then he blacked out.

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