Storm Over Hidden Lake (Kristi Cameron Book 6) by Griffith Cynthia

Author:Griffith, Cynthia [Griffith, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER EIGHT

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Real Men Wear Pink

Lightning flashed, and a few moments later thunder rolled overhead just as they stepped out of their door. “Which way should we go?” Anna asked as they huddled under the porch.

“I don’t know,” Kristi confessed, “but if Tiffany was going to leave the campgrounds, it makes sense that she would head for the road leading in, wouldn’t it?”

“Come on! Let’s try that way first then,” Robyn said. They dashed down the path and out onto the lawn in front of the lodge. They were just about to make a run for the driveway when Skeeter, Pete and Dan came out of the lodge.

“Where are you going?” Skeeter yelled at them.

“We’re looking for Becca. We think she may have followed Tiffany,” Kristi called back. “She’s afraid of the storm so we need to find her fast.”

“We’ll help you look,” Dan offered.

“Thanks. We’re going to check the access road to the campground first.” Kristi quickly told them about Tiffany’s missing overnight case and that they thought she might have decided to leave on her own. She didn’t say anything about finding the stolen items under Tiffany’s mattress.

The rain was falling harder now. Thunder and lightning split the sky. The girls pulled their jackets up over their heads and ran with the boys fast on their heels. “Becca!” they called, hoping their voices could be heard over the wind and rain and thunder.

They were halfway to the gate when Robyn suddenly called, “What’s that?” She was pointing at something on the ground near the trees. Skeeter ran over and picked it up. He brought it back and held it out to Robyn.

All three girls gasped. “Becca’s Hello Kitty wallet!” Robyn said.

“There’s a path over there under the trees,” Skeeter said. “It looks like they might have gone that way.”

“I wonder why,” Pete said.

“It doesn’t matter,” Kristi exclaimed. “Come on. We have to follow them. And hurry. I’m sure Becca must be scared out of her wits.”

They plunged beneath the trees. The heavy branches above them shielded them from the worst of the rain, but every now and then a cold drip would fall down their necks or plop on their heads. They worried a bit about lightning striking the trees around them.

The trail wound through the woods. At times Kristi thought they were headed back towards the lake, and at other times it seemed to be climbing away. Why would Tiffany go this way? she wondered. Or did she? Maybe Becca’s out here by herself. Or maybe she’s back at Redwood Cabin, safe and dry, while we’re out here shivering and soggy and worn out! They kept calling Becca’s name, and occasionally Tiffany’s, but they never heard a response.

“Maybe we ought to turn back,” she finally suggested. “Becca might be back at the camp. And if she’s not, maybe we ought to get some more help to look for her.”

“I think you’re right, Kristi,” Anna said. They reluctantly turned and went back the way they’d come.

They’d only gone a short way, though, when they realized the trail veered off in several different directions.

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