"Do you think we’ll have to stay here much longer? It"s kind of creepy, and I sure don"t want to spend the night here!" Grace looked at her two friends, rubbing her hands up and down her arms as if to ward off a chill.
Sam grinned back at her, giving her a thumbs up signal before he answered. "Don"t be a sissy. It"s not creepy in here; it"s got to be coolest place on the island. I never even knew it was here. How did you find it, Cordelia?"
Cordelia looked at her two friends and grinned at them. "It"s one of those secrets the grown-ups don"t think you know about. This is where the treasure chest from Christmas was hidden. The real one, not the fake one."
Sam"s eyes got big and Grace gave a squeal of terror. "You mean we"re hiding out in the sea witch"s cave? Are you nuts, Cordelia?" Gr
