Greyson Gray: Deadfall (Thrilling Adventure Series for Preteens and Teens) (The Greyson Gray Series Book 3) by Tweedt B.C

Author:Tweedt, B.C. [Tweedt, B.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 37

Greyson judged the wooden grate covering the window. It was old – the slats were thin. They’ll break, right?

Only one way to find out! He leveled his shoulder and smashed into it. The wood bent and broke around him, flying in dozens of directions as his body flew through the opening and into the night air. His feet hit the roof’s shingles, and suddenly the edge was only a few feet away. He dug in, stopping his momentum. Wood debris bounced from the roof and fell to the alley two-stories below as Greyson tiptoed to the edge, swinging his arms behind him.

He took a cautious step back. The voices coming through the window were loud and angry.

An idea sprang to his mind, and he quickly removed from his pack the device he had made for just this type of occasion using a Ziploc, aluminum foil, and drain cleaner. The memories of his father’s experiments with the homemade bomb sprang into mind. The goofy way they looked in goggles and gloves as they shook the device, mixing the drain cleaner with the aluminum. Running from the device, laughing. Watching from behind the kitchen window. His mother’s scowl. The explosion.

It had taken ten seconds.

He darted to his left along the edge of the roof, glancing behind for any followers and shaking the explosive.

Six, five…

A man was stepping through the broken window. They caught eyes.

He pulled back and pitched the device toward the man like they were playing catch.

And the man caught it, stopping in bewilderment.

One second.

POOOOOSHHH!

The bottle burst, sending out a plume of caustic chemicals.

“AAAGGGH!” The man jerked back and dropped to his knees on the angled roof, his face and hands distorted as the acid burned his flesh. His body tumbled down the shingles and over the side.

Grimacing, Greyson turned back to find his target – the dumpster below. Half of it was open, revealing the trash bags that would soften his fall. The other half was covered with a hard, plastic lid. He’d have to be accurate.

“Stop! Don’t do it!”

Another man had joined him on the roof. More were streaming around the back of the alley entrance. Greyson hovered at the edge, eyeing his chasers and the opening below. He’d just cliff-dived from a further distance into a waterfall not long ago. He could do this.

He stepped off and plummeted.

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Jarryd gulped and wiped at the sweat on his forehead. He could see the faint outline of the man behind the shower curtain and hear his hands working at the shampoo on his bald scalp. Maybe it was Rogaine. Either way, without much hair, the shower would be over soon. He had to make his move.

Reaching toward the little shelf, he grabbed the smart watch’s band and slowly drew it to himself. Finally, it was his.

And then it beeped.

The man’s humming stopped, and the top of the curtain drew back. Suddenly Baldy was looking straight at Jarryd – a look of utter surprise etched on his face. Jarryd was frozen – the watch in his hand.

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