Chapter SixteenI was already
moving as fast as I could, the dreadful thought of being stranded
on board spurring me on. “But, Jay!” I gasped, somewhere just below
decks as I halted to catch my breath after a mad dash up three
flights of iron stairs. “What about—?”
“We'll tell them
when we get off.”
Pelting up the
last flight of stairs up onto the deck, then racing along it
brought us to the starboard side. The gangway lay on the opposite
side! We ran even harder, with me half dragged by Jay. The ship’s
crew were already pulling the gangway in.
“Wait!” yelled
Jay, having removed his helmet as we rushed forward.
They stopped.
“Thanks,” Jay and
I gasped in unison, not stopping, continuing our awkward race down
the gangway.
We jumped the last
couple of mini steps. Up went th
