A Daring Rescue by Catherine Hapka

Author:Catherine Hapka [Hapka, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2020-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

Abby frowned, still not quite getting it. “But the dolphins are so friendly! They probably wouldn’t mind.”

“What if they do, though? Should we take that chance?” Bella glanced out toward the still water of the cove. “I’m pretty sure I can convince my parents to come back here to Barnaby Key a lot. We have tons of family visiting from up north, and I’m sure they’d all love the resort. The two of us can still come to the cove together whenever I’m here. It’ll be our special secret.”

Abby still didn’t understand why Bella was so anxious to keep the dolphins a secret. But she did like the thought of her family coming to the resort a lot. Maybe that would help Daddy and Rachel feel less worried about the business.

Besides, she didn’t want to upset her new friend. “Okay, I guess,” she said. “It’s our secret. But we’d better go back now.”

The two girls parted ways once they reached the edge of the woods. It was so warm that their shorts were already dry, but Bella said she wanted to change her shoes before breakfast. With a quick wave, she hurried across the lawn toward her bungalow. Abby watched her go, thinking over everything that had just happened.

Suddenly, there was a flash of bright blue in the trees off to her right. Abby spun around, trying to see if it was the big parrot she’d spotted earlier. But whatever it was had already disappeared.

“Oh well,” Abby said aloud, startling a lizard that had been drowsing on a branch nearby. “I guess I’d better get inside and help with breakfast. Maybe Bella can help me look for that bird later—when we go back to see the dolphins.”

She smiled and shivered, still hardly believing what she’d just seen in the secret cove. Then she headed toward the house.

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