Never Girls #11: Into the Waves (Disney: The Never Girls) by Kiki Thorpe; illustrated by Jana Christy
Author:Kiki Thorpe; illustrated by Jana Christy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RH/Disney
Published: 2016-01-05T06:00:00+00:00
What was that? From somewhere came a soft, rhythmic sound, almost like a pulse. Rani tried to listen. But it was hard to hear over the loud beating of her heart.
Ahead in the weeds, something moved. Rani saw a flash of orange. Was it Sunny?
The orange fish came toward her. As it slowly became visible through the murk, Raniâs heart seemed to stop. The fish was big enough to swallow her whole!
Rani reached for the rope. But before she could pull it, the fish turned and darted away.
What had scared it?
There was that pulse again. The sound wasnât muffled anymore. Now it sounded crisp and mechanicalâand it was getting closer.
TICK-TOCK.
TICK-TOCK.
TICK-TOCK.
Suddenly, Rani knew what it was!
She tugged frantically at the rope. Even as Kate hauled her out of the water, Rani kept pulling. She gasped as her lungs filled with air.
âGo!â Rani spluttered. âGotâ¦toâ¦go!â
Her friends clustered around her, their faces filled with concern. âRani?â Fawn said. âWhatâs wrong?â
At last Rani caught her breath. âCrocodile!â she hollered, just as the huge beast surfaced.
The girls screamed. The monsterâs jaws were open and they could clearly hear the tick-tock of the clock heâd swallowed many years ago. Every creature in Never Land knew the croc by that sound.
âMake him go away, Fawn!â Gabby screamed.
âThis is no time for talking. Heâs hunting!â Fawn cried. âGo! Go!â
The girls paddled with all their might. But the crocodile was fast, closing the gap between them. Rani watched as he got closer. He was only three feet awayâ¦two feetâ¦one footâ¦
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