Perilous by Tamara Hart Heiner

Author:Tamara Hart Heiner [Heiner, Tamara Hart]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9780979607080
Google: K6TAbwAACAAJ
Barnesnoble:
Goodreads: 8600703
Publisher: WiDo Publishing
Published: 2010-10-30T18:30:00+00:00

A fine mist covered the valley in the morning, emphasizing the highs and lows of the hills around them. Jaci mopped at her face with her wet shirt. Her back ached where the rocks had poked her muscles all night long.

They stopped for lunch at noon, still in view of the lake.

Sara put her hands on her stomach, her face gray. “I’m still hungry. I’m so hungry I feel sick.”

Jaci was, too. “We’ll get used to it.”

Amanda took the lead and they followed her around the lake. She held the compass in her hand and checked it constantly.

The shoulder bag weighed Jaci down. She tried to move it, wincing as she did so. She pulled her collar back and glanced at her shoulder. Raw, red skin showed where the bag rubbed her.

Early in the evening the forest began to darken. Amanda pulled out the flashlight. “Should we keep going?”

“No.” Jaci shook her head. “Better to travel by daylight, anyway. Save the batteries.”

Sara tossed down an empty water bottle. “We’re out of water.”

Jaci picked it up. “Hold on to these. We’ll need to refill them the first chance we get.”

“Where, from the lakes we find along the way?” Amanda asked.

Jaci thought of the lake they had left behind. She didn’t want to drink any water from it. “No. Later. When we get somewhere. Where’s the closest town, Sara?”

“I’m not sure,” the younger girl admitted, wrinkling her nose. “I think we’re right here.” She pointed at the map. “But we could be here.” She pointed at another spot.

Her eyes lifted from the map. “Do you hear something?”

Amanda rolled her eyes. “Not again, Sara.”

Sara waved a hand at her. “Just listen.”

Jaci heard nothing. “What was it?”

“I thought I heard an ambulance, or a fire engine.”

“That would mean we’re close to a town. Perfect! We need water and food.” They had eaten all the bread, the fruit, and the canned goods. The only thing left was the flour.

“Hey,” said Amanda. “We’re in the middle of a national forest. Surely there’s no danger in going to the police?”

Sara frowned, but Jaci spoke up. “You’re right. Then we’d get help and they’d protect us—maybe even take us home!”

“I vote we sleep here,” Amanda continued, “and tomorrow we make our way into town. All in favor?”

“Aye,” said Jaci, raising her hand.

Sara raised hers, too. “Looks like I’m in.”

“Okay,” Amanda said, throwing herself on the mossy forest floor. “See you tomorrow.”

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