Buchanan Bandits by Marcus Emerson

Author:Marcus Emerson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2016-12-23T16:00:00+00:00

We were in the back of the kitchen now, where all the dry food was stored. Massive containers of mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard were stacked on shelves. Huge pallets of buns were set at the centre, and at the back of the room was another exit.

The white thread led from the zipper on my book bag to the floor, where it weaved around the pallet of buns and disappeared under the door at the back of the room. The string was completely loose at that point. The bandit had either stopped moving completely or had cut it. I was beginning to doubt we’d find him.

‘Great,’ I said, defeated. ‘He’s long gone by now.’

Naomi stepped forward. ‘Maybe not,’ she said, pointing at the string sticking out from under the door.

It was moving, but only slightly.

My heart started racing. ‘He’s still messing with the gum!’ I said. ‘The bandit is right on the other side of this door!’

Naomi grabbed the door handle and smiled at me. ‘Are you ready for this?’

I swallowed hard and took a deep breath. ‘Do it.’

Pushing the handle down, Naomi pulled the door open with all her strength.

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting to see. In my head, I had always thought the bandit would look like a small mouse dressed in blue jeans, a white t-shirt and a leather jacket, with greased black hair and a stupid grin. I think I saw a movie like that once.

Instead, I saw the end of the piece of string lying on the ground. The bandit had cut the string.

All the hope and excitement that had built up inside me suddenly vanished, and I was left feeling empty.

‘We weren’t fast enough,’ I said. ‘We had him, but we just weren’t fast enough!’

Naomi was by my side, but she didn’t say anything.

‘If we could’ve only been—’

Naomi nudged me with her elbow. ‘Chase? You might wanna turn around now.’

Great. That was never a good thing to hear.

I looked over my shoulder to see what was spooking Naomi. Across the room, were three red ninjas – they always travel in packs of three.

‘Lookie what we got here,’ the ninja at the front sneered. ‘A couple of kiddos who have lost their way.’

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