No Room for Error: A Lexi Carmichael Mystery, Book Seven by Moffett Julie

Author:Moffett, Julie [Moffett, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2015-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

I sat there in frustration, resting my elbow on my knee. I might have been crying, but it was hard to tell with the rain. Wendy was someone’s daughter, sister and maybe even mother. I should have done more to help her. I’d promised. But she’d made a bad choice, helped the wrong people and now she was dead. As much as I wished for a different outcome, it was too late to change that.

Rain fell harder, sluicing down my cheeks. As I looked down, I could see that the water dripping off my nose was tinged with red. The weight of our situation and my helplessness collapsed on me. I wondered how far gone I really was.

“I can’t do this, Basia. I just can’t.”

“Do what?”

“Save us. Figure out what to do next. People are dying, possibly us next, and I don’t know how to stop it.”

“We’ll figure it out. We have to.”

“Exactly how are we going to do that? I’m a geek. We’re not supposed to figure out how to survive plane crashes in a tropical environment. I don’t even do well in the sun. You know that!”

“You’re going to do fine.”

“How? I’ve never been in a jungle before. I’ve never even been camping. I can’t search the web to find out what to do. Don’t you get it? Without a computer I’m useless. A total fish out of water.”

Basia knelt beside me, the rain dripping off her nose and chin. She grabbed my shoulder with her good hand and glared at me. “Haven’t you learned a single damn thing since we’ve been friends? Do you really think you are nothing more than a geek?” She wagged a finger at me. “Now you listen to me. The computer is nothing more than a tool in your hands. It is not an extension of you, and it’s certainly not what defines you. You may be a geek, but you’re a hell of a lot more than that, Lexi Carmichael. You’re a good person with a kind heart, a wonderful friend and a strong woman with a smart and resourceful mind. You don’t need a computer to survive and you’re not alone.”

I stared at her surprised by her vehemence, so I tried a different approach. “I appreciate your belief in me, Basia, I really do. But I don’t think you realize how much trouble we’re in. Finn is injured. You’re a city girl. You’re wearing heels, for crying out loud. Those guys are coming back to get us and soon. I guarantee you they will be trained professionals, probably expert trackers and marksmen. They will be fresh and not hampered by injuries or lack of food or water. If they find us, it’s going to get ugly. How are the three of us going to survive against that?”

Her eyes narrowed. “That’s your answer—we’ll survive because we’re survivors. We made it out of that plane crash alive. We’re going to make it out of here. Slash will be frantic looking for you and so will Elvis, Xavier and all the executives at ComQuest.

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