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

Taylorlooked at the sky and cursed.

тАЬIt doesnтАЩt matter where we go,тАЭ he said.

тАЬWeтАЩll never survive this.тАЭ

тАЬWe have to try,тАЭ Judd said.

Judd helpedTaylorclimb out the shallow end of the crater. When they made it back to level ground,
another shock threw them to the ground.

They half crawled, half walked until they made it to what looked like a parking lot of an old elementary
school. The building had been flattened.

тАЬWhatтАЩs that up there?тАЭ Judd said, pointing to a hill behind the demolished school.

тАЬMust be a lake or some kind of water plant,тАЭTaylorsaid.

тАЬThose concrete walls are locks that change the water level.тАЭ

Judd watched in horror as one of the walls cracked. Water rushed down the slope right toward them.

тАЬLook out!тАЭTaylorshouted as a meteor slammed into the crumpled school building. The rubble caught
fire. Judd could feel the intense heat. They ran. Judd looked back and saw the asphalt melting in a wave
that was moving toward them. They were no longer running on pavement but on a gooey, melting mess.
Then he heard a hissing. The hot water gushed over them and took them both with it.

Judd clung toTaylorwith all his might. The water had saved them from a fiery death, but where would it
take them now?

Judd went under, then recovered and gasped for air. It was difficult staying above the swells with his
cuffed hands. He had lost all control. He was being led by the cascading water.

Then Judd heard a roar. The earth split not far ahead of them, and the water was rushing into the gorge.
Judd watched helplessly as they neared the edge.

Before Lionel opened his eyes, he sensed the fire behind him. The heat was intense. The hair on his arms
singed, and he buried his head in the dirt. He looked up. The gas explosion must have made the clouds
look funny. He tried to move. His body ached, but it didnтАЩt feel like any bones were broken. Conrad sat
a few feet away, shaking his head and squinting.
тАЬYou should have gotten out of there while you had the chance,тАЭ Lionel said.

тАЬI could say the same for you,тАЭ Conrad said.

тАЬYou risked your life for me.тАЭ

Lionel looked at the car. The wheels were buried. They would never be able to move it by themselves.

A few boys staggered from the rubble. Lionel knew many had been killed in the explosion. Two leaders