Hidden Tracks by Helen Perelman

Author:Helen Perelman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Published: 2010-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

SEVEN

Mitchie and Caitlyn weren’t the only ones hot on the trail. Lola and Peggy had gotten to the dock and were tearing open their clue just as Tess, Ella, and Lorraine appeared.

“We’re on our third clue, what about you?” Tess asked, using her envelope to fan her face.

“Yeah, our third,” Ella repeated. The scavenger hunt hadn’t stopped Ella from dressing to impress. She wore pink flip-flops that matched her pink tank top and pink lip gloss. And in her dark hair she had a simple pink headband. She looked more ready for a day on a yacht than a scavenger hunt in the woods.

“Oh, we have every intention of beating you and everyone else,” Peggy responded. She hugged the next clue close to her chest. “You are not going to win this one, Tess.”

Tess gave Peggy and Lola a long look that went from head to toe. “I wouldn’t be so sure of that,” she said. Then she waved her hand as if she were shooing Lola away. “Shouldn’t you be off crying somewhere about going home?” she taunted. “I hear you’re leaving us shortly.”

Peggy couldn’t believe it. How had Tess found out? And how was it any of her business? She was about to say something to that effect, but she didn’t have to. Lola was perfectly capable of handling the situation.

Staring Tess right in the eye, Lola kept her voice calm and level. “I wouldn’t bank on that, Tess. And if you think you are going to psych me out of winning today, you have another thing coming.”

Tess shrugged her shoulders and picked up her orange CD. With no more disses to deliver, she took off; Ella and Lorraine were close behind her.

“I guess bad news travels fast, huh?” Peggy said, when the other girls were out of earshot.

“It sure does,” Lola said. Even though she had shown a brave face to Tess, Lola was not that confident. The phone call was still weighing heavily on her, making it hard to keep her head in the game.

“Look at it this way,” Peggy said, noticing Lola’s gloomy expression. “Clearly, Tess sees your leaving as good news. She’d love to have one less person to compete against. Which means she is legitimately nervous that we could win.” Peggy smiled encouragingly. “Come on, you don’t know for sure that you have anything to be sad about.”

“You’re right,” Lola said, sighing. “I’m not going to let Tess Tyler ruin this hunt. Or our very good chance of winning the grand prize. Come on, Peggy.”

Peggy nodded, glad to have her partner back. They opened their next clue and tried to read the notes on the sheet of music. With each step, the clues were getting more challenging. They needed another piano to figure this one out.

“The small rehearsal cabin is a bit farther away than Keynote,” Lola said. “But it might be less crowded. And there are pianos there.”

That made sense to Peggy, and they quickly headed in that direction. But apparently, they weren’t the only ones with that idea.

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