The 39 Clues 09 - Storm Warning by Linda Sue Park

Author:Linda Sue Park [Park, Linda Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780545060493
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2010-05-24T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

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Amy knew she was in trouble as soon as the Kabras got out of the car.

She and Dan had counted on Isabel being impeccably dressed and groomed as always, wearing her signature stiletto heels. The plan had been to draw Ian one way and Natalie another into the forest, where surely Isabel wouldn't follow them. Dan would stall Ian, Amy would stall Natalie, and then they would double back to confront Isabel on her own.

But Isabel was wearing hiking sneakers and running step for step with Natalie.

It would be two against one at the waterfall.

Having scouted out the area earlier, Amy gained a bigger lead on the Kabras when she left the path for a smaller trail through the forest. If Natalie had been on her own, Amy could have tried losing her. But Amy had to keep track of where Isabel was, which meant continuing on to the waterfall.

Amy ran over a little wooden bridge that crossed a stream. A few yards farther on, she reached the clearing at the bottom of the falls. The waterfall was hemmed in between two rock walls covered with ferns and other lush plant life. It spilled down over a series of rock shelves, almost like a steep staircase.

Amy splashed into the water and began climbing the rocks right into the falls. There were four shelves of rock that could be climbed. Amy scaled them quickly but carefully; they were slippery with moss and algae.

The fifth shelf was too high to reach. It formed the roof of a shallow little cave, with the water pouring down the front of it like a curtain. Already soaking wet, Amy clambered onto the fourth shelf and slipped through the waterfall.

It wasn't exactly a hiding place. One look at the falls, and anyone could guess where she had gone.

She took a few steps toward the back of the cave and found the gear she and Dan had left there earlier: a mosquito net and some rope. The plan had been that if she couldn't lose Natalie, she would lead her here, throw the net over her, and tie her up. It had been Dan's idea; after deciding to trap Ian in the cargo net, he must have had nets on the brain.

It wasn't a very good plan to start with; Amy was pretty doubtful about being able to get Natalie tied up. And now, with Isabel in the picture, too ...

Amy's hands were shaking. What could she do against both of them? She looked around wildly, as if a solution might suddenly appear out of thin air.

Nothing. Her mind was blank, except for a feeling of terror. Any second now, the murderer of her parents would burst through the curtain of water.

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