The Never Girls by Kiki Thorpe

Author:Kiki Thorpe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2016-01-04T16:00:00+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, Rani’s 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 wasn’t muffled anymore. Now it sounded crisp and mechanical—and 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.

“Go!” Rani spluttered. “Got…to…go!”

Her friends clustered around her, their faces filled with concern. “Rani?” Fawn said. “What’s wrong?”

At last Rani caught her breath. “Crocodile!” she hollered, just as the huge beast surfaced.

The girls screamed. The monster’s jaws were open and they could clearly hear the tick-tock of the clock he’d swallowed many years ago. Every creature in Never Land knew the croc by that sound.

“Make him go away, Fawn!” Gabby screamed.

“This is no time for talking. He’s hunting!” Fawn cried. “Go! Go!”

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 away…two feet…one foot…

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