Panic ensues. All around me, the dozens of kids gathered in the center begin to sprint for the bridges. They take off in all four directions, for the four equally spaced bridges around the circle, and I spot Bree begin to run with them. I reach out and grab her.
“No,” I say. “Stay here.”
I can see on Ben’s face that he wants to run for it, too.
“But you heard him!” Ben says frantically. “We have to make it to the mainland. We have to beat the others!”
“No!” I yell back. I look over and see Flo standing still in the center, holding Charlie by the shoulders. I hope she knows what she’s doing.
“But the rocks!” Logan yells, dodging one that narrowly misses his head.
Before I can respond, suddenly, I’m tackled hard from behind, and find my face planting on the ground.
I spin over to find
