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Diving Far their lives said nothing but watched them carefully. Then she spoke
to Matt.
'That's right, kid. Eat! You need to feel good for the dive.'
The next day, J essica got up late and went downstairs to 'Am I going to dive for drugs?'
have breakfast. She saw her friends Greg and Tom at one of 'That's right. There are sorne packages down there -
the tables, and she sat down next to them. twenty of them. In these packages there are sorne very
'Hi. Where is everybody?' good drugs and they're going to malee us very rich. Oh, yes!
'You're late, Jess,' said Greg. 'Everybody's in their rooms They're going to make me and my friends a lot of money.'
now, and they're all studying.' Sharon thought of all the money and smiled.
'Well, not all of them. Sorne are playing tennis,' laughed
Tom. 'See you later!'
'What about Amy and Matt?' asked Jessica.
'Perhaps they went to visit Matt's Dad in Jacksonville,'
said Greg. 'Matt wanted to see him.'
'Or perhaps they're somewhere in the Bahamas,
swimming and sunbathing,' said Jessica, and she smiled:
'Wonderful! I would like to be there now,' said Greg'.
'Well, let's go - after the exams!' said Jessica.
Matt and Amy �lept 1ery badly in the little cabin. There
was not much air and.they were hungry and thirsty. In the
morf!:ing Amy looked at her watch. It was nine o'clock.
'How far is it to the Bahamas, Matt? How many hours?'
she-asked.
'I don't know. Not far.'
Half an hour later, Troy carne with sorne water but he
did not bring any food. He didn't speak to them, and they 'Why are they under the ocean?' asked Matt.
were afraid to ask questions. 'They were on a boat from the south. The police carne
Sorne time later, the boat stopped. The cabin door opened onto the boat so our friends threw the packages into the package you
for the second time and Sharon carne in with sorne bread water. But we know where they are - and you're going to put something in
this to carry or
sunbathe to sit
in the sun and sorne cold meat. Matt and Amy ate hungrily. Sharon get them for us,' said Sharon. send it easily
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