Sixty-one:
Ransom Tanager
The jungle was appallingly hot. There were all kinds of bugs flying around that I had never seen before. Doctor Kore was in her element, wanting to pause every so often to examine the flora and fauna and other nature around her. She couldn’t stop being a scientist, not even in the middle of nowhere. Chris had been muttering a string of curse words to himself since we had gotten to the island. Meanwhile, Christian was unusually quiet as he led the group to the house that my mother was supposed to be living in.
As I walked, I wondered about Piper. I had told her to stay in the loft since Christian would be staying in the mansion. I needed someone to oversee the company, and I hoped that she wasn’t getting too overwhelmed. When we were in school, we
