Perfect Summer by Karen King

Author:Karen King [King, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Astraea Press LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

When I came to, my head was pounding and for a moment I couldn’t remember what had happened. Whatever stuff they’d used to knock me out was pretty powerful. Then it all came flashing back. Jamie! Emma! What had happened to them? I opened my eyes and found myself facing a grubby white wall. Where was I?

I tried to sit up, and found that I couldn’t move my hands. They were tied firmly behind my back. I’d been snap-banded.

“You okay, Morgan?” It was Jamie. It sounded like he was sitting right by me. Thank goodness he was still alive.

“I think so.” I rolled over then wriggled myself into a sitting position, not an easy feat. Jamie leaned against the wall besides me. He had a big bruise on his left cheek, probably where he’d hit the ground when that brute had kicked him. By the look of it, his hands were snap-banded behind his back too.

“How about you? That yob put the boot in. I was scared he’d done some serious damage.”

He smiled ruefully. “I’ve got a stinker of a headache and my stomach’s a bit tender but otherwise I’m fine.”

“Where are we? Any idea?” I tried to assess our surroundings. We were in a small room, not much bigger than a shed. It was completely bare--no carpet, no furniture, nothing. Near the top of one wall was a pocket-handkerchief sized window that let in a sliver of light. There was no hint as to what sort of building it was. It could be a private house, a room in an office, or a disused manufacturing outlet. Anything.

“Nope. I’m guessing we’re in the same place as Emma because I don’t think they’d have been in too much of a hurry to make a detour to take us anywhere else.”

That made sense. “That means Josh and Holly and the other kids could be here too. We’ve got to get out of here and find them.” I wriggled my wrists, desperately trying to work them free, but the bands were too tight.

“You’ll never do it that way. I’ve tried,” Jamie said. He obviously hadn’t been out cold as long as I had been. “Turn around and let me have a go.”

“Your hands are tied behind your back too,” I pointed out.

“I know, but I’ve got strong teeth,” he said, baring them so I could see. They were straight and gleaming white, probably due to the usual cosmetic treatment more than nature. “If you hold your hands out as far as you can, and I wriggle down onto my knees, I might be able to release the bands."

Snap-bands were made out of a tough, indestructible metal. As the name implied, they snapped tightly around the wrists and locked tight. The only way to open them was by pressing a small catch at the back, practically indiscernible to the naked eye. How Jamie was going to do that with his teeth I had no idea, but anything was worth a go. The kidnappers obviously didn’t intend for us to escape.

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