Outbreak by C.M. Gray

Author:C.M. Gray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-05-11T04:00:00+00:00

Finally, I held it as hard as I could and twisted, hoping to force it open. ‘It’s turning!’ I grunted.

There was a screech of metal and suddenly my arm shot downwards. A small silver disc bounced off the floor with a ting! I’d broken off the end of the key.

‘Great,’ said Sophie, bending over and squinting into the lock. ‘The other half is still inside. Now we’ll never get it open!’

Man! Sometimes having super-strength isn’t such a good thing!

‘I’ll see if I can get it out.’ I felt around the latch. Luckily, there was still a bit of metal sticking out. It was easy to grab. ‘Watch out. It’s sharp.’ I dropped the key into her hand.

‘It’s not the right key,’ said Sophie, holding the metal shaft up to the light to examine it. ‘This is the key for the bus. I remember now. That cracker was bouncing around under the steering wheel when we were driving to Seabrook.’

I tried not to roll my eyes. Now she remembered!

Sophie slumped against the bars of the cell, but almost immediately sprang back up again. ‘I’ve got it!’ she shouted, right in my ear.

I leapt off the floor again. ‘What?!’ I didn’t know if I was annoyed at her for giving me a fright or happy she’d had an idea.

Instead of answering, she lifted the key in one hand and raised the other, pointing upwards.

My gaze followed her pointed finger. It took a couple of seconds for me to figure out what she meant.

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