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to the screen, smiling as she read Elizabeth’s last line.
Elizabeth:
I have to sign off now, but I will be praying. Remember that Jacob and Esau story. Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking they’re something—or someone—they’re not. Okay?
All of the girls said their good-byes and before long the chat room was empty. Kate turned to McKenzie and sighed. “Looks like we’ve got to be extra careful, now that the suspects are piling up.”
“Suspects?” Patti’s voice rang out. “What do you mean?” She sat on the edge of Kate’s bed.
“Yes,” Lauren said, joining them. “Sounds like this secret thing you’re working on is getting exciting. Are you sure you can’t tell us something about it?”
Kate shook her head. “I promise we’ll tell you later. Right now I need to pray about all of this.”
“Did I hear someone say something about praying?” Megan’s voice rang out as she entered the room, her hair still wet from the shower.
“Yes.” Kate nodded. “I’ve got a lot on my mind.”
“Well prayer is the answer.” Megan winked. Drawing near to Kate, she whispered, “Remember what I told you earlier today. Spend some time digging in your Bible while you’re here. Do a little excavation in the scriptures. I think God will shine some light on your situation … whatever it is.”
Kate nodded. “Okay. I’ll do it.” She smiled at her counselor, and then thought about all of the questions rolling around in her mind. Who forged the fossils? Why was Gus so grumpy? Was Joel somehow involved in all of this? And what about Mr. Jenkins? Was he just pretending not to know who replaced the real fossils with fakes?
Kate padded off to the showers, her mind reeling in several directions at once. Tonight she had more questions than answers. Hopefully, tomorrow she would have more answers than questions.
Sugar, Sugar
Early the next morning—long before the sun came up—a loud clanging woke Kate.
“What is that?” she grumbled, sitting up in the bed. “It’s the quarry bell,” Megan said, stretching. “It goes off every morning at five thirty.”
“F—five thirty?” McKenzie bounded up from her slumber. “A—are you kidding me?”
“Nope.” Megan laughed. “I’m used to it.”
“Well I’m not.” Kate yawned.
“Why are we up at five thirty?” Lauren asked from a bed on the other side of the room.
Megan yawned. “It’s better to work early in the morning before it gets too hot. Besides, we have a busy day planned for you kids. The sooner we get going, the more we’ll accomplish.”
“Ugh.” Kate rolled over in the bed and pulled the covers up over her head, wishing she could catch a few more Zs. Unfortunately, the bell started clanging again. She pushed the covers back and got out of bed, heading into the bathroom to
change into her clothes.
“What time is breakfast?” she heard McKenzie asking Megan.
“Six o’clock. And the excavation begins at seven,” Megan explained. “But I think that still leaves you girls plenty of time to read your Bibles and pray, if you’d like to do that before breakfast.”
Kate yawned as she thought about the busy day ahead. She was tempted to skip her Bible reading and just go straight to breakfast, but decided against it. Maybe God had something He wanted to show her in the Bible. She reached for her laptop and signed on to the Internet, going at once to her favorite online Bible site.
“Where is the story of Jacob and Esau again?” she whispered to McKenzie.
“I think it’s in Genesis … right?” McKenzie didn’t look convinced.
“Maybe.” Kate began to type in the words Jacob and Esau until the scripture came up. “It’s Genesis, chapter 25,” she said. Skimming over it was the easy part. Trying to figure out what a story about two brothers had to do with this case was quite another! She read the story more carefully the second time, really thinking about it as she did.
“So Jacob wanted something that
Elizabeth:
I have to sign off now, but I will be praying. Remember that Jacob and Esau story. Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking they’re something—or someone—they’re not. Okay?
All of the girls said their good-byes and before long the chat room was empty. Kate turned to McKenzie and sighed. “Looks like we’ve got to be extra careful, now that the suspects are piling up.”
“Suspects?” Patti’s voice rang out. “What do you mean?” She sat on the edge of Kate’s bed.
“Yes,” Lauren said, joining them. “Sounds like this secret thing you’re working on is getting exciting. Are you sure you can’t tell us something about it?”
Kate shook her head. “I promise we’ll tell you later. Right now I need to pray about all of this.”
“Did I hear someone say something about praying?” Megan’s voice rang out as she entered the room, her hair still wet from the shower.
“Yes.” Kate nodded. “I’ve got a lot on my mind.”
“Well prayer is the answer.” Megan winked. Drawing near to Kate, she whispered, “Remember what I told you earlier today. Spend some time digging in your Bible while you’re here. Do a little excavation in the scriptures. I think God will shine some light on your situation … whatever it is.”
Kate nodded. “Okay. I’ll do it.” She smiled at her counselor, and then thought about all of the questions rolling around in her mind. Who forged the fossils? Why was Gus so grumpy? Was Joel somehow involved in all of this? And what about Mr. Jenkins? Was he just pretending not to know who replaced the real fossils with fakes?
Kate padded off to the showers, her mind reeling in several directions at once. Tonight she had more questions than answers. Hopefully, tomorrow she would have more answers than questions.
Sugar, Sugar
Early the next morning—long before the sun came up—a loud clanging woke Kate.
“What is that?” she grumbled, sitting up in the bed. “It’s the quarry bell,” Megan said, stretching. “It goes off every morning at five thirty.”
“F—five thirty?” McKenzie bounded up from her slumber. “A—are you kidding me?”
“Nope.” Megan laughed. “I’m used to it.”
“Well I’m not.” Kate yawned.
“Why are we up at five thirty?” Lauren asked from a bed on the other side of the room.
Megan yawned. “It’s better to work early in the morning before it gets too hot. Besides, we have a busy day planned for you kids. The sooner we get going, the more we’ll accomplish.”
“Ugh.” Kate rolled over in the bed and pulled the covers up over her head, wishing she could catch a few more Zs. Unfortunately, the bell started clanging again. She pushed the covers back and got out of bed, heading into the bathroom to
change into her clothes.
“What time is breakfast?” she heard McKenzie asking Megan.
“Six o’clock. And the excavation begins at seven,” Megan explained. “But I think that still leaves you girls plenty of time to read your Bibles and pray, if you’d like to do that before breakfast.”
Kate yawned as she thought about the busy day ahead. She was tempted to skip her Bible reading and just go straight to breakfast, but decided against it. Maybe God had something He wanted to show her in the Bible. She reached for her laptop and signed on to the Internet, going at once to her favorite online Bible site.
“Where is the story of Jacob and Esau again?” she whispered to McKenzie.
“I think it’s in Genesis … right?” McKenzie didn’t look convinced.
“Maybe.” Kate began to type in the words Jacob and Esau until the scripture came up. “It’s Genesis, chapter 25,” she said. Skimming over it was the easy part. Trying to figure out what a story about two brothers had to do with this case was quite another! She read the story more carefully the second time, really thinking about it as she did.
“So Jacob wanted something that
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