Part 54 (2/2)
”The snore she heard? It's water.”
”Water?”
”There's a huge river that runs through the back part of the forest. It's really swollen this time of year.”
”Rapids?”
”Yeah, but it's worse than that. The dam fifty miles away releases some of the water every few months and it adds to the volume. A lot.”
”But shouldn't that just concern the river? How is it going to affect us?” Annja broke through another set of ropes. One more set and she'd be able to get them out of the cave.
”The river runs underground, as well. That roar Jenny heard is the oncoming water. If we stay in this cave, it will smash us against the rocks and we'll drown or be cut to pieces.”
Annja glanced at the cavern opening-now she heard the roar.
It was getting louder.
Chapter 28.
”We've got to get out of here,” Annja said. The roar was growing louder every second.
Jenny looked at her. ”Annja?”
”Give me a second.”
”We don't have a second,” Joey said. ”That water's going to be here any moment, and if we're not free we'll die.”
Annja broke through the final binding holding her hands together. She took a breath and said a silent prayer. She closed her eyes. The sword hung in her mind's eye, and she reached out her hands and grabbed it.
”Wow,” Jenny said, as the sword appeared from nowhere.
Annja opened her eyes and saw she was holding the sword. She stepped behind Jenny and cut her ropes loose.
Jenny rubbed her wrists. ”Thanks.”
Joey turned around. Annja cut his ropes and then released the sword to the otherwhere. Joey jumped up and hit his head again, then fell over.
”Help me, Jenny!” Annja grabbed Joey and pulled him upright.
The roar in the cavern grew louder. Joey's body started to shake.
He gulped in air and steadied himself. ”We've got to hurry.”
Annja looked around. ”If there's light in here, we ought to be able to get out-that way, right?”
”Depends on the light source. It could just be a narrow slice in the rock that we can't get through. We've got to find a way out that we can all fit through,” Joey said.
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