The Secret of Skull Island by Zack Norris

Author:Zack Norris
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Sterling Children's Books
Published: 2011-08-05T04:00:00+00:00

[Chapter Ten]

Cody heard a pounding behind the wall. “Cody! Cody! I’m in here! Get me out!” It was Otis.

“Well, how did you get in there?”

“I don’t know. I must have hit a button or lever or something. The wall slid back and I fell into this secret compartment.”

“Wow. What’s back there?”

“It’s just a sort of crawl space. It’s just a slot behind the wall.”

“Maybe it was the pirate’s hiding place.”

“Maybe. Will you stop talking and get me out of here?!”

“Oh, sorry … okay, okay.” Cody’s eyes began searching the wall. His hands felt for a seam. The wall was smooth, with dark baseboard paneling.

There were carvings in the baseboard—flowers. But then hidden among the flowers was a skull. Cody sucked in his breath when he saw it, then pressed his finger to its surface.

Swoosh! A panel in the wall slid back a few inches, then sideways to reveal Otis standing there, his face red and his hair dishevelled.

Wooo! He exhaled a puff of air as he stepped into the room. “It was hot in there and dark. How’d you open up the panel?”

Otis pointed to the skull and then pressed it. The panel slid back into place.

“Awesome,” said Otis. “Thanks.” He took a deep breath.

“Well, I didn’t want to have to hack up Aunt Edith’s wall,” Cody said, slapping his brother on the back.

“I think it’s more than just a hiding place,” said Otis. “The wall behind me sounded hollow. We should see if we can open that inside panel. We’ll get some flashlights and—”

Rae burst into the room. “You’ve got to come downstairs! You’re not going to believe who just came to the inn! Oh, this is amazing!” She turned her back and ran out.

Cody and Otis looked at each other for a moment. Otis shrugged. “Well, I guess we ought to go see who it is.”

They headed for the staircase. Sam Keller was already halfway down. “Hey!” he called to a tall, muscular man wearing red shorts and a gray T-shirt. The man looked at him and his mouth opened slightly. He closed it quickly, frowned, and shook his head slightly.

Rae was hovering over someone with short, dark hair who was sitting with his back to her. She was smiling but looked slightly dazed.

The boys reached the bottom of the stairs a few steps behind Keller, who was walking over to introduce himself. He stuck out his hand and the tall, muscular man shook it.

“Sam Keller.”

“Ronnie Walker.”

“It looked like they recognized each other before,” Cody whispered to his brother. “But now they act like they’re seeing each other for the first time.”

“Right,” Otis agreed. “Now, who is the other guy?”

Just then the other guy stood up. Cody and Otis both gasped.

Jamal Mason gave the boys a sour look and then turned to Ronnie Walker. “What kind of bodyguard are you, anyway? I thought you said only old people were going to be here,” the young movie star said sullenly. “I don’t want fans bugging me while I’m on vacation.

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