No Safe Haven by Kimberley Woodhouse & Kayla Woodhouse

Author:Kimberley Woodhouse & Kayla Woodhouse [Woodhouse, Kimberley & Woodhouse, Kayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781433671166
Publisher: B&H Books
Published: 2011-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

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ZOYA

April 11

North Pole, Alaska

5:16 a.m.

An ear-splitting scream pierced the air.

I ran in that direction. Large snowflakes fell, blocking my view. A loud roar thundered around me and the ground began to shake.

A gunshot echoed on the ice walls that instantly shot out of the ground and surrounded me.

Andie!

Jumping up, I started running again. A chopper flew overhead, circling in the sky, looking for prey.

Dark clouds emerged from the middle of the night sky, swirling in an unusual way. Fire spilled forth like a huge tornado just waiting for its chance at destruction.

I looked over and saw Andie struggling in the arms of a man in black. They both stood still. The man shot up into the sky as if he had supernatural powers and then disappeared.

Andie fell to the ground. I raced toward her.

Dasha barked and the fiery tornado came closer. We ran for our lives.

A wicked laugh echoed from the dark cloud and a face with red eyes and a snickering smile appeared. "You'll never make it alive."

Something bumped into us, shoving us toward the ground.

The strange being grabbed Andie, and I jumped forward to reach her. My face met something hard and I lay there unable to move from the force of the blow.

Fire raced across the ground, heading right in her direction.

Someone jumped and pushed her out of the way just before it hit.

The ground shook and the evil laugh rang in my ears again. A giant hand reached toward me.

"AHHHH!"

I jerked up in my bed, heart hammering in my chest and face burning. The door to my room flew open as Mom rushed in.

"Zoya, what's wrong?"

Sweat trickled down my forehead. I was unable to speak.

The dream replayed through my mind.

"Zoya, Zoya!" Mom shook my shoulder and put a hand to my forehead.

Tears spilled down my cheeks as realization set in.

"Mom, something's happening to Andie! She's in trouble, we have to do something!" My face dripped with sweat and tears.

Mom's worried expression met my eyes. My whole body trembled. The threatening words rang through my mind.

You'll never make it alive.

"Honey, shhh. It's okay. Just tell me what happened."

I closed my eyes, not wanting to retell the awful dream.

Okay . . . okay, you can do this, Zoya.

As I retold the haunting scenes they became even more vivid. Once finished, another dream which I had promised to forget crept back into my already agitated mind.

A hospital . . . pain. An endless wait.

Death of someone dear.

Before I knew what happened, Mom had her strong arms wrapped around me. "It's okay."

"But what if—"

"Shh. I know. I know. And I believe you."

"They should've been home six days ago."

"Yes, but we've done all we can." Mom pulled back. "We'll keep trying, but let's get some sleep and we'll figure this thing out tomorrow, okay?"

I nodded.

She kissed the top of my head. "Everything will work out."

"Can we pray?"

Mom nodded.

We bowed our heads and asked God to help us find our friends and to keep them safe.

"Get some sleep." Mom pushed me down to the bed.

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