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

catching Vicki with a new edition of the Underground. Vicki knew she was headed back to the detention
center, or possibly worse. Now both were hanging on for their lives.

Vicki checked to be sure the windows were up, in case the bridge collapsed and they fell into the water.

тАЬBack up!тАЭ Vicki shouted.

тАЬMake it stop!тАЭ Mrs. Jenness said. Vicki heard the thundering of the great earthquake. It roared like a
thousand cannons. The normally calm river rushed by with whitecaps as the bridge rocked. Vicki
decided to jump out and run, but before she could get the door unlocked, the bridge tipped violently and
the car rolled on its top. The windshield shattered. Shards of glass flew everywhere.

They came to rest on the railing, the front of the car over the edge.

Several cars toppled into the water. One man had gotten out of his vehicle and raced for safety. A few
steps later and he was in the air, flying headlong into the choppy water.

How could the bridge last this long? If they fell with the bridge, the twisted metal and concrete would
drag them down. The bridge tipped, then slammed the car against the railing again. Metal scraped against
concrete. The back tires rose off the pavement. Vicki and Mrs. Jenness screamed as they plunged over
the edge.

The car landed back end first but didnтАЩt sink. Water poured in through the broken windows, then the car
settled. The current took them underneath the bridge, chunks of asphalt and steel plopping in the water
around them.

The water reached VickiтАЩs feet and took her breath away. Mrs. Jenness looked terrified, and she shook
uncontrollably. Vicki couldnтАЩt help feeling sorry for her.

тАЬWeтАЩre gonna get out of this,тАЭ Vicki said.

тАЬI canтАЩt swim!тАЭ Mrs. Jenness screamed.

The earthquake rolled on as the car spun in the river. Water continued to rise through the floor. As the
car sank, Vicki unbuckled herself and Mrs. Jenness.

тАЬCrawl on top,тАЭ Vicki shouted.

тАЬIтАЩll help you make it to shore.тАЭ
 Mrs. Jenness stared past Vicki and pointed. A downed tree stuck out over the water. The car rushed
toward it.

тАЬGet down!тАЭ Vicki yelled.

The treetop rammed through the opening of the back window and stopped within inches of Mrs.
JennessтАЩs head. The car hung by the tree, a foot above the surface of the water.

тАЬWe have to get out,тАЭ Vicki said.

тАЬIf the tree breaks, weтАЩre dead. And if the water level rises, the tree will hold us under.тАЭ