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'Let's get off, befare they find us,' said Matt quietly into
Amy's ear.
'But they're going to see us,' said Amy.
'It doesn't matter. Run fast and jump off. Quic �
But befare the two friends could move, something
happened. Matt could see the people on the boat now and
they were very clase. There were three men and a woman
and they were all angry. Amy and Matt watched. Then one
of the men took out a gun. But befare he could do
anything, the woman took out her gun and shot him.
With a cry, the man's body went down into the water.
'Why <lid you do that, Sharon?' cried one of the men

angrily. 'We needed Luis far the dive!'
'Be quiet, Troy,' answered the woman. 'We couldn't
trust him. You know that. We can think about the
dive later.'
'Come on -let's go!' said Troy. 'We don't want the police
to get here and begin running all over the boat.'
They began to move. The second man ran to the front of In her room at Florida Atlantic College, Jessica felt tired. It
gun a person
can light with this the boat but he diq not see Matt and Amy behind the was late and she <lid not want to study. She made a cup of
(
shoot (past shot) oxygen tanks. Troy and Sharon went into the cabin at the coffee and took it into a big room downstairs. The students
to use a gun
dive when you back of the boat. usually met to talk there. A minute later Greg carne into
swim down under
water; to swim 'Matt,' said Amy, 'I'm scared. What's happening? Who the room. He smiled at her.
under water are these people?' 'I can't study, Jess. Do you have that problem, too?'
trust to think
that someone is 'I don't know but they're dangerous. Let's get out of 'Yes. Matt and Amy were right. We can't study all the
working with you here.' time! Did they go out?'
police they find
people who do Just then, the boat began to move under their feet. Slowly 'Yes. I heard Matt's car at about ten o'clock.'
something bad
cabin a room it moved away from the boats next to it in the marina. Amy They looked at the dock and said nothing. It was after
on a boat looked at Matt. His mouth was open and his eyes were one o'clock in the morning. Suddenly Jessica spoke. 'Well,
scared afraid scared and Amy felt scared too. They could not get off the perhaps they faund something exciting to do out there,'
dangerous that
can kili you boat. Nobody could help them now. she said, and she laughed.

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