[Land of Nod 03] • Land of Nod, the Child by Hoover Gary

Author:Hoover, Gary [Hoover, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens
Goodreads: 23283214
Publisher: AMH Press
Published: 2014-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 52:

Jeff had the feeling of nervous anticipation combined with dread that had become far too frequent for him. The boat limped along, very slowly, with no land in sight.

He had his feet up on the bench seat to keep them out of the water as he bailed with a pot.

The others also bailed with any items they could find, but Jeff could clearly see the water level in the boat was rising rather than falling. He put his pot down, stood on his seat and stretched himself up so he could scan the horizon in the direction they were headed.

Nothing but water.

As Jeff turned to sit, he saw Nahima shoot an angry glare at John who responded with a broad grin. Jeff shook his head and went back to bailing.

“Stroing it, let’s just sink,” John said as he threw his bailing pot into the center of the boat.

“If you want to die, I can help you out,” Nahima replied.

“Yeah?” John responded with a twisted grin.

“Aaaah!” Jeff exclaimed in exasperation and threw his own pot down. He stepped into the water that covered the bottom of the boat and headed toward the ladder to the bridge area. The water made it hard to ‘storm’ in the way he wanted. Instead of an angry stomp, all he could manage was an awkward ‘sloosh, sloosh, sloosh’ as he struggled to push his legs and feet through the now knee-deep water.

“How are we doing?” he asked Dave from the ladder as he made his way up.

Dave shook his head. “I don’t know. We should be getting close, but I can’t see anything.”

Jeff pulled his magnifying viewer from his belt and scanned the horizon. “I don’t know how much time we have left before we’re completely swamped.”

Dave nodded.

Jeff scrambled back down the ladder and went back to his bailing. “We should be close now,” he said to no one in particular.

There was a long awkward silence. They’re probably thinking the same thing I am – ‘we’re all going to die out here’.

John pulled a cigar from a pocket and threaded it into his mouthpiece as the others continued to bail.

“I think I can see land ahead!” Dave shouted from the helm.

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