"Tim Lahaye - Left Behind Kids 12 - Earthquake!" - читать интересную книгу автора (LaHaye Tim)

тАЬIтАЩll wait until the rescue squad comes.тАЭ

тАЬThere isnтАЩt gonna be a rescue squad,тАЭ Vicki said.

тАЬCanтАЩt you see?

This is the worldwide quake the Bible predicted. This is what I wrote about in the Underground. тАЬ

Mrs. Jenness held the steering wheel. Her knuckles were white. Vicki had to make a decision. If the
woman didnтАЩt want help, Vicki would have to leave without her.

тАЬPlease,тАЭ Vicki pleaded, тАЬgive me your hand.тАЭ

тАЬLeave me,тАЭ Mrs. Jenness said.

Vicki scooted back on the roof of the car and grabbed the tree trunk.

Water sprayed up from the chasm. The tree was slick.

She was only a few feet along the tree when another fierce tremor sent the ground rolling behind her.
The earth swallowed the tree roots, and Vicki held on as she was moved downstream. The car
submerged. Vicki was underwater before she could take a good breath of air. She held on to a small
limb, surfaced for air, then pulled herself toward the car.

In the inky blackness, she felt her way down. The current was swift, and if she hadnтАЩt had the tree and
the car to hold on to, she would have been swept to her death. The car lights flickered underwater.

Vicki reached inside the driverтАЩs side. She found the steering wheel.

Then she touched a lifeless hand. Mrs. Jenness. In the reflection of the dashboard light, she saw the tree
had struck the principal in the head.

She must have been killed instantly when the car went under, Vicki thought.

For a moment, Vicki froze. She knew it would be easier to give up. But something willed her to fight.

Then Vicki realized the water current and the gaping hole werenтАЩt the worst dangers she faced. The
water was. Her hands were almost numb, and she could hardly feel her legs. With all the strength she
could muster, Vicki struggled to the surface. She grabbed a limb and pulled herself up.
 She slowly crawled along the length of the tree until she felt the muddy bank. She climbed the last of the
roots to the top of the embankment hollowed out by the earthquake. The sky was changing now, and
Vicki saw the submerged car. She looked toward the city, but there were no lights. Screams and cries
echoed into the watery canyon.

People staggered by in tattered clothes. A man in a suit and tie ran by in muddy shoes. He called out for
his wife. Vicki cried for help but no one responded.

Vicki made her way back far enough from the bank to be safe, but another shock sent the ground at her
feet crumbling into the water.