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When they came nearer the beach when Jesse saw who it was she shouted with glee. It was Suri Lila and
Ted. But wait there was a snake in front of Suri. Then Ted quickly came n with a stone crashed the
snakes head. And when Suri saw Jesse they all came running towards the halted jeep. " What you doing
here Suri " asked Jesse. " Well the captain of the cruise was sending a lifeboat to the nearby island so we
decided to come on it looking for you both " said she. " I love u sis I knew you would come looking for me
n I love you Ted n Lila too " gushed Jesse. " My dear Ed came jumping after me taking that risk " said
Jesse.Ted went n hugged Ed. Mr George and the butler were introduced to the group and they went to the
mansion back in the jeep. As the sky was getting darker and a storm was rising. They tied their boat to a
pier and went. Meanwhile William too had swam and was hiding behind the trees watching them. ~
~ ~ ~ They all reached the mansion had dinner n went to sleep in the guestrooms. " Hes a nice man this
George " said Lila. " See how hes giving us shelter and hospitability ". " Hmm " said Jesse. Suri had joined
Jesse in her room to talk before sleeping. " Isnt it all lush greenary here " Suri said looking out of the
window. " Yes and there are wild animals too we encountered a wolf would you believe it " chimed in
Jesse. " Hey what's that I see someone sneaking behind the trees a man its the same cruise guy "
whispered Suri. Jesse joined her towards the window to see. " What ! " she exclaimed. " He came here. "
Oh my God what we do now exclaimed Jesse and ran downstairs to check the locks. After returning up
she asked Suri whether they should tell Ed and Ted about this. " No let it be in the morning will tell " said
Suri. And both of them slept as the moon had risen full up in the forest sky. In the morning on a breakfast
of omelett n orange marmalade over toast and coffee Mr George talked about his hunting expeditions.
Jesse told him about the guy William who was stalking them. " Don't worry dears you are safe here " said
he. " If you want we can go an hunting expedition all of us to search for him on this island. " " Thats a good
idea " said Suri. " So are we going now " asked Ted and Ed. " Yes we will pack our gears rifle n go "
George said. And the butler was coming too with them. ~ ~ ~ ~ In mid afternoon they all set off to search
for William nowhere he could be seen. " Is he hiding somewhere " asked Lila. Very soon evening started
to come and to top it they got a flat tyre. " Now what we are on foot i guess " said Ted. Ed said " Listen
guys stick to each other, no going anywhere alone ok. We will return back to the mansion if we walk fast
and together. " " Because night is going to fall soon and I'm feeling afraid " said Lila. " Guys I have a rifle
with me don't forget that " said Mr George After walking for sometime they all got tired and sat down. " I
hope it doesn't rains now " said the butler. Again after sometime they got up and started walking. In the
distance owls were hooting in the trees. Bats were flying on their faces. Lila screamed. ' Its not haunted no
this forest " joked Ed. All of them nervously laughed. ~ ~ ~ ~ . When after sometime Jesse turned back
and screamed. " Where is Suri, she's not here with y " All of them turned back to look bewildered.
Where is she my sis " said Jesse with a muffled scream. Ted started shouting her name. All of them
started to search for her frantically but to no avail. Lila said " let's split n search for her. " " No we are
sticking together no matter what " said Ed. Jesse let out a muffled cry. All of them were stunned by what
they saw. On the ground was Suri sitting with her hands n legs tied back and a piece of cloth in her
mouth. Ted ran and untied her. Ed n Ted helped her get up. She was shaking all over. " It's William " she
whispered, " he did this. " " Hes somewhere nearby here Lets get out of here fast. " Then out of the
bushes crawled William with a machete in his hand laughing maniacally. " So girls you think I forgot what
ur father did " he said. " And what u did we too have not forgotten u assaulted us " shot back Jesse. He
rushed forward with the machette in his hand. Ted and Ed the men wanted to fight him. But Suri shouted
and persuaded them to run. Because he had the achette and they were unarmed. " Wheres my rifle "
George asked. " You forgot it in the bushes sir " said the butler.So reluctantly Ted agreed and they all
started running with him after them.
William was hot on their trail. All of them were ahead of him tripping and falling but running. While
running the butler said breathlessly to Mr George " sir I never knew you were such a good runner really. "
" And so are u " replied Mr George. There was a scream from the girls a huge black panther was in front
of them. They all started running more fast. With the panther too on their trail. Fast there's some kind of
hiding place we need to find " shouted Ted. There was a cave sort of they all quickly entered inside and
hided in it. The black panther lost trail of them and went ahead. Then William came into view with the
machete. They all kept pindrop silence panting. " Sir there's a spider behind u " said the butler. Mr
George screamed as he was phobic of them. Hearing the scream William came near the cave opening. "
You fool couldn't u have kept ur mouth shut " scolded Mr George. " Sorry sir " said the butler. Quickly Ed
and Ted took action.They took a huge stick and hitted him on the head from behind. William fell. And
they all overpowered him. With some plants wines they tied his hand and legs and left for the mansion. "
Call for some cops from the radio to come to the island and pick him up from here " said Ted to Mr
George. ~ ~ ~ ~ After they had reached the mansion. All of them just sat down breathing heavily. The
maid came rushing downstairs. " Sir I will get u all some hot soup bread and cheese pls do refreshen up
" she exclaimed. Mr George said " And I will call for some boat to pick you up guys too. " But it looks like
its going to rain so tomorow morning you all can catch the boat when it comes. " " And let William enjoy
some rain in the forest " scowled Lila. " What if the wolf came to him " asked Jesse. " Nope he's in the
cave it won't come there only the cops will reach him there tomoro " answered Suri. Later after having
dinner the guys sat for a game of card with Mr George & Lila Jesse and Suri went to the library to check
out some of the classic books there. After some time they all retired to their beds and had a peaceful sleep.
The next day a boat was called for and the cops came and took away William. The girls and guys said
their farewell to Mr George, the butler n got ready to go on their way back home. " Mr George you sure
are coming to visit us in California valley high ok " said Suri and Jesse. " And visit us too " said Lila
pointing towards Ted n Ed. " It was so helpful n warm of u to support us on this island " said Ed. " Yes n
we like our card playing session with u too " said Ted. " My pleasure kids. I was feeling lonely here and
you all came along. And to top it an adventure to spice up things a bit " he winked. They all laughed n sat
in the jeep which was going to take them to the boat. ~ ~ ~ ~ After they got on a cruise liner arranged by
the cops. They all hugged each other and sat down in the cruise liners cafeteria. " Jesse I hope next time
u don't happen to get lost on some island " said Suri. " But I'm lucky to have you lovely guys as friends
because I can always count on u to look after me " said Jesse warmly. The sun was setting against the
ocean sky as the glittering cruise was on its way taking all this friends home.
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