Rocky Mountain Rescue (Kristi Cameron Book 3) by Griffith Cynthia

Author:Griffith, Cynthia [Griffith, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER SIX

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Lost!

Kristi held the teddy bear in her arms as they rested for a few minutes. She could barely see her brothers or friends as the last of the sunset dwindled away.

They were at the top of the Golden Steps—at least they thought they were. They couldn’t find any more ledges, and could only hope they weren’t missing something in the gloom.

They had called Patti’s name over and over again until they were hoarse, but had not seen or heard any sign of the child. They sat in discouragement now, not wanting to admit it was time to turn back. Kristi could not believe they had not found the tot. She had been so sure they would.

“Come on, guys,” Pete said at last. “We have to go back.” He stood, brushing off his seat and stretching. “If we hurry, we’ll only be a couple hours late.”

Skeeter stood up and moved restlessly around the grassy area where the steps ended. He stooped to dig his flashlight out of his backpack and snapped it on. He shone the light around the area. “Wow! What’s this?” he said suddenly. The others turned to look.

“Look, guys! This looks like a cave or something. It’s a big hole in this mound of rock.”

“Stay back, Skeeter!” Kristi said. “It might be a bear’s den.”

“No,” Pete said, “I think this is the entrance to an old abandoned mine! See, there’s some old wood beams around the edges.”

“She must have gone this way!” Kristi said excitedly. “Maybe she was cold and she was looking for someplace warm.”

“But it’s dark in there!” Anna said.

“It’s dark out here, too! Come on! We have to keep going!” Kristi stepped cautiously through the doorway. Skeeter handed her the flashlight and followed her inside. Dan and Pete were right behind. Anna and Robyn were afraid to go in the mine, but they were even more afraid of being left behind. They held hands and followed the guys as quickly as they could.

It actually was a little warmer once they were inside the mine and out of the wind. Kristi moved forward carefully, keeping an eye out for holes in the floor. Pete brought out another flashlight and shone it over the walls and into the dark corners. There was no sign of the little girl.

Kristi moved further into the mine and discovered that it was deeper than it looked. The back wall disguised a sharp turn that led even further into the darkness. She hesitated, but then went on. The other teenagers followed. The path turned several more times until finally they came to another large area.

“She wouldn’t have come this far in the dark,” Dan said softly. Kristi thought he was right, but cast her flashlight beam around the cavern anyway, searching, searching…

Suddenly she gasped. There! Huddled in a little ball against the wall, a tiny form slept. Her thumb was in her mouth. Kristi ran to the little girl’s side and knelt down. Her hair was tumbled over her face and when Kristi brushed it aside she saw tear streaks in the dirt that smudged the tot’s cheeks.

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