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deal of pain.
Maddy pulled the boat up alongside Lunar. Jorgos, on the rope behind, was propelled forwards alongside the boat. He had stopped shouting at Maddy about what she was doing when he saw the man on the back of a whale. Although Jorgos was a bit worried about seeing a whale in the water, over the years he had got used to having a dolphin around in the water with him, so he guessed it was just a bigger animal and he would be fine.
James had just come around and was spluttering water from his lungs. But where was he? He couldnât quite work it out. The surface was rough in places, but in others warm and soft. He focused his eyes and lifted his head up slightly. He was looking into a huge eye; a very warm, sensitive-looking eye, which seemed to be full of concern for him. James closed his eyes and opened them again, while he tried to lift his upper body with his arms. There was a shooting pain from his right shoulder and he nearly passed out again.
The next thing James knew, he was being pulled off a whaleâs back into a boat, and he recognised Maddy, CJ and their dad. He had to keep looking around at the whale to believe that he had actually been lying on its back. Then his mind cleared and he remembered Lucy. There was no sign of her!
Maddy, having helped James into the boat, manoeuvred it over to the group of dolphins and saw Indigo in the middle. He had stopped shouting his name now. Maddy jumped out of the boat and swam among the dolphins up to Indigo. She stroked his head and rostrum gently. âIâm OK, Maddy, just winded; I will be fine soon.â
Maddy ran her eye down his side and saw a large raking wound on his right side. Dolphinsâ skin marks easily and they always have a number of rake marks on their bodies. The surface had not been cut as such, there was no blood, but his side looked very sore and he could have broken his ribs.
Indigo was more concerned about Lucy, though, and he quickly told Maddy what had happened and told her that Stone and his friends were trying to find the jet skis and follow them. Maddy shouted to CJ and told him what had happened.
James asked Jorgos for his mobile phone. Jorgos was calling for an ambulance to meet them, but James needed the phone fast and Jorgos handed it to him. Jorgos was amazed when he heard James on the phone explaining that the daughter of the President of the United States had been kidnapped. Lucy, who had been playing with his kids, was the daughter of the US President!
Within minutes of Jamesâs phone call there were helicopters and speedboats all over the place. CJ had been pressing a cloth on Jamesâs shoulder wound, trying to stop the bleeding. He was amazed by the helicopters and the amount of boats around.
Maddy was pulled back into the boat by her dad. James had been transferred to another boat and was receiving treatment for his gunshot wound and debriefing security staff. Lunar had made herself scarce and the other dolphins were swimming off with Indigo. It had been decided that they would take him into the lake and look after him there, nursing his wound.
Jorgos started his boat up and slowly headed back to shore. No one had found Lucy yet and everyone was very worried. Maddy sat on the back seat with a towel wrapped around her, staring out in front of her, but seeing nothing. Maddy could turn herself off to a degree and she had done so now. She did it less now than when she was younger; now she would only turn off if she were upset about something. When she turned off, she would just stare ahead, not saying or doing anything. She would not hear anything and would hardly even blink. When she was younger she had done this a lot and it was a bit of a family joke.
CJ just sat beside her. He didnât bother talking to her, he knew there was no point, but he took hold of her hand and held it. He was worried about Indigo and Lucy as well and hoped that they would both be OK. As they pulled up to the beach opposite
Maddy pulled the boat up alongside Lunar. Jorgos, on the rope behind, was propelled forwards alongside the boat. He had stopped shouting at Maddy about what she was doing when he saw the man on the back of a whale. Although Jorgos was a bit worried about seeing a whale in the water, over the years he had got used to having a dolphin around in the water with him, so he guessed it was just a bigger animal and he would be fine.
James had just come around and was spluttering water from his lungs. But where was he? He couldnât quite work it out. The surface was rough in places, but in others warm and soft. He focused his eyes and lifted his head up slightly. He was looking into a huge eye; a very warm, sensitive-looking eye, which seemed to be full of concern for him. James closed his eyes and opened them again, while he tried to lift his upper body with his arms. There was a shooting pain from his right shoulder and he nearly passed out again.
The next thing James knew, he was being pulled off a whaleâs back into a boat, and he recognised Maddy, CJ and their dad. He had to keep looking around at the whale to believe that he had actually been lying on its back. Then his mind cleared and he remembered Lucy. There was no sign of her!
Maddy, having helped James into the boat, manoeuvred it over to the group of dolphins and saw Indigo in the middle. He had stopped shouting his name now. Maddy jumped out of the boat and swam among the dolphins up to Indigo. She stroked his head and rostrum gently. âIâm OK, Maddy, just winded; I will be fine soon.â
Maddy ran her eye down his side and saw a large raking wound on his right side. Dolphinsâ skin marks easily and they always have a number of rake marks on their bodies. The surface had not been cut as such, there was no blood, but his side looked very sore and he could have broken his ribs.
Indigo was more concerned about Lucy, though, and he quickly told Maddy what had happened and told her that Stone and his friends were trying to find the jet skis and follow them. Maddy shouted to CJ and told him what had happened.
James asked Jorgos for his mobile phone. Jorgos was calling for an ambulance to meet them, but James needed the phone fast and Jorgos handed it to him. Jorgos was amazed when he heard James on the phone explaining that the daughter of the President of the United States had been kidnapped. Lucy, who had been playing with his kids, was the daughter of the US President!
Within minutes of Jamesâs phone call there were helicopters and speedboats all over the place. CJ had been pressing a cloth on Jamesâs shoulder wound, trying to stop the bleeding. He was amazed by the helicopters and the amount of boats around.
Maddy was pulled back into the boat by her dad. James had been transferred to another boat and was receiving treatment for his gunshot wound and debriefing security staff. Lunar had made herself scarce and the other dolphins were swimming off with Indigo. It had been decided that they would take him into the lake and look after him there, nursing his wound.
Jorgos started his boat up and slowly headed back to shore. No one had found Lucy yet and everyone was very worried. Maddy sat on the back seat with a towel wrapped around her, staring out in front of her, but seeing nothing. Maddy could turn herself off to a degree and she had done so now. She did it less now than when she was younger; now she would only turn off if she were upset about something. When she turned off, she would just stare ahead, not saying or doing anything. She would not hear anything and would hardly even blink. When she was younger she had done this a lot and it was a bit of a family joke.
CJ just sat beside her. He didnât bother talking to her, he knew there was no point, but he took hold of her hand and held it. He was worried about Indigo and Lucy as well and hoped that they would both be OK. As they pulled up to the beach opposite
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