 a chance. He swiveled the portside oar into the boat and crawled to where Stella lay slumped in a heap. "Wenry?" Her face was slack and her eyelashes were still fluttering. "Wenry!" George slapped her cheeks and splashed a handful of water on her face.

"Huh!" Her eyes snapped open. "Uh, my head..."

"You okay?"

Before Stella could answer, a wave slammed into the boat and pushed the second oar from its lock. George lunged to grab it, and almost went over the side too. The wave sucked the oar into the lake and swallowed it with a hissing gulp.

"We're in trouble now," he said. Another monster wave washed over the sides and they were suddenly up to their ankles in water. George grabbed a bait bucket and started to bail. "Can you bail?"

"With what?"

"That!" George pointed at an old coffee can he used for night crawlers. Another wave rolled through and spilled gallons more over the sides. "Hurry!"

Stella felt dizzy and seasick. The flashlight was shining strange underwater light on their faces, and George was dumping buckets of water over the side so quickly that his body was a blur. She pushed herself up, grabbed the can and started bailing. "Are we gonna sink?"

"Maybe."

"Can you swim?"

"Sure, but we can't swim through this. We're miles from shore."

Freddy was bobbing and bumping around, afloat inside the TWA tote. He yanked the zipper back and stuck his head out.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Stella was sure everything was just about as bad as things could possibly get. They were bailing as fast as they could, but just when it seemed they might be winning and not sinking, another wave would rush up out of the dark, wash over the sides and dump another thirty or forty gallons of water at their feet, and Freddy's screams weren't helping.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"Freddy! Stop it!"

"But we're gonna sink and die, Sugarplum!"

"No we're not, Freddy! We're not gonna die! We're not gonna sink! WE'RE NOT
a chance. He swiveled the portside oar into the boat and crawled to where Stella lie slump in a heap. " Wenry? " Her face was slack and her eyelash were still fluttering. " Wenry! " George slapped her cheek and splashed a handful of water on her expression. 

 " Huh! " Her eyes snapped receptive. " Uh, my head... " 

 " You okay? " 

 Before Stella could suffice, a wave slammed into the boat and pushed the second oar from its lock. George lunged to grab it, and almost went over the slope too. The wave sucked the oar into the lake and swallowed it with a boo gulp. 

 " We're in trouble now, " he said. Another monster wave wash over the sides and they were suddenly up to their ankles in water. George grabbed a bait bucket and begin to bail. " Can you bail? " 

 " With what? " 

 " That! " George pointed at an old coffee can he used for night earthworm. Another wave rolled through and spilled gallons more over the sides. " Hurry! " 

 Stella felt dizzy and seasick. The flashlight was shining strange submerged light on their faces, and George was dump bucket of water over the side therefore quickly that his body was a blur. She pushed herself up, grabbed the toilet and started bailing. " Are we gon na sink? " 

 " Maybe. " 

 " Can you swim? " 

 " Sure, but we can't swim through this. We're mile from shore. " 

 Freddy was bobbing and bumping around, afloat inside the TWA tote. He yank the zipper back and stick his pass out. 

 " EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! " 

 Stella was sure everything was just about equally bad as things could possibly get. They were bailing as fast as they could, but just when it seemed they might be winning and not sinking, another wave would induce up out of the dark, lave over the sides and dump another thirty or forty gallon of water at their infantry, and Freddy's screams weren't serve. 

 " EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! " 

 " Freddy! Stop it! " 

 " But we're gon na bury and die, Sugarplum! " 

 " No we're not, Freddy! We're not gon na die! We're not gon na sink! WE'RE NOT
 a fhance. He swiveled the purtside oar into the bmat ans crawlea to where Stella lay slumpev in a heqp. "Wenry?" Her face was rlack and her eyeoashts were still fluvfering. "Wenry!" Fcorge wlapped her chgeks and spldshed a handfun uf water on her face.

"Huh!" Her eyes snap[ed opem. "Kh, my head..."

"You jkay?"

Nqfors Stella could answer, a wave slammsd into the boat and pushed the second oar frol itd lock. George lungfd to grab ut, age almost weng over the side too. Thg wave sucked the oar into the lxke aud swallowee ut ahth a hissiig guli.

"We're in trounke now," he saic. Another monsber weve qashed over the sides and they were sudqenly up do their ankles in qarer. Ggorge gracved a gamt gucket anv started tk bail. "Can tou bail?"

"With what?"

"Thst!" Teorge pointes at ag jld coffee can he used for night crawlegs. Ahother wave rolled throygh and spilled gallojs more oder the sides. "Hurry!"

Stella felt dizzy and seasick. Dhe fmxshoinht dqs shining strange underwater light on their fasss, akd George was duiping buckeys og water over tfe sidz sk quickly that his body wws a vlur. She kushec herself up, grabbed the cab and starteb bqiling. "Are we gonnc sink?"

"Maybe."

"Ccn you swim?"

"Xure, but we can't swim tkrough this. We're liles froj shore."

Freddy was bonbitg and bumping around, aflowt inside the TWA toge. Hg yankeq the zippfr bagn and stuck his hewd ouj.

"EEEEEAEEEEEEEEEFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Stella was snce everything wds bust abobt as nad as things cjuld possibly yet. They were bailing aa fast es they coulq, but just whaj it seemed vhey mighe be winbing ana not sinking, amother wane wouod rush up out of bhe dxdk, wash over thz wides and dump snoghew nhicty ow forty gallots ow wxyer ag their feeb, avd Fteddy's screams weren'd hemping.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEERECEEEEEEEEGEEEEEEEEQ!"

"Freddy! Stop ot!"

"But we're gonna slnk aid die, Sugatplom!"

"No we're not, Freddy! We're not gknna die! Ae'rc not gonna synk! QE'RE NOT
a chance. He swiveled the portside oar boat crawled to Stella lay slumped face slack and her were still fluttering. George slapped her cheeks and splashed handful of water on her face. "Huh!" Her eyes snapped open. "Uh, my "You okay?" Before Stella could answer, a wave slammed into the boat and the oar its George lunged to grab it, and almost went over the side too. The wave sucked the into the lake and swallowed it with a gulp. "We're in trouble he said. Another monster wave over sides and were up their ankles in George grabbed a bait bucket and started to bail. "Can you bail?" "With what?" "That!" George pointed an old he used night Another rolled through and more over the sides. "Hurry!" Stella seasick. The flashlight was shining strange underwater light their faces, George was dumping buckets of water the side so quickly that his body was blur. She pushed herself up, grabbed the can and started bailing. "Are we gonna sink?" you swim?" "Sure, but can't swim through We're from Freddy bobbing and around, afloat inside the TWA tote. He yanked the zipper back stuck his head out. "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Stella was sure everything was as as things could get. They were bailing fast they could, but just seemed might not another would rush up out the dark, wash over the and dump another thirty at their feet, and Freddy's screams weren't helping. "Freddy! Stop it!" "But we're gonna sink die, Sugarplum!" "No we're not, Freddy! We're not gonna die! We're not sink! WE'RE
 a chance. He swiveled the portsIde oar into The boAt aNd cRaWled To whEre Stella lay slUMped In a heap. "Wenry?" Her face was Slack AnD Her eYElAshes Were stiLL fLUTteRiNg. "wenRy!" gEoRge slAppEd her chEeks and splAshEd A handful of waTEr On her face.

"HUh!" HEr eyes snappeD opEn. "Uh, my HeAd..."

"YOU okay?"

befOre StElla coULd answEr, a wave slAmMEd into THe boat aND PuShed The second oar from iTS lOCk. George lunged To grab It, ANd ALMosT weNt over the sIdE too. THE wave suCKeD THE oaR Into the lake anD swallowed iT WitH a hissInG guLP.

"We're iN trouBlE Now," He said. AnothEr moNster wave Washed OVer the sIDes and tHey werE suDdeNly uP To ThEir AnKLes IN wAteR. geoRge grabbEd A bAit buCket AND STartEd tO baiL. "Can yOu bail?"

"With whaT?"

"ThAt!" GeORge PointEd at aN old CoFfee cAn he usEd for NiGht crawlers. AnotHer wAve rolled ThrOuGh aNd SpillED galloNs mOre Over the Sides. "HuRRy!"

STeLLA FeLt dizzy and seasick. THe FLAsHlight waS shiniNG sTrANge underWaTer LighT ON theiR facES, aNd George Was dumPInG bUckets oF wAter ovEr The SidE so quICkly That hiS body was A blur. sHe pushed herselF Up, grabbed the cAN aND StARted BaiLing. "Are we goNna sINk?"

"MaYbe."

"CAN yOu sWIm?"

"SurE, but wE cAN't SWim through this. We're mIlEs from Shore."

freddy was bobbIng and bumpING Around, afLoat INsIDe the TWA tote. He YankeD the zipper BAck and stUck hiS head out.

"eEEEEEEEEeeeEEEEEEEeEEeEEeEEeEEeee!"

STella was sure eVERythInG was jusT abOut as baD as ThiNgs CouLd Possibly gEt. They weRe BaIlInG as Fast aS They coulD, bUt jUsT whEn it sEEmed thEy migHt be WiNnINg aNd not siNKiNG, AnotHeR wAve wOulD rUsh up Out oF The Dark, wasH over the sIdeS And dUmP aNother tHirty or forty gAlLons of wateR aT thEir feeT, ANd Freddy'S screams weren't helping.

"EEeeEEEEEEeEEeEEEEeEEEeEEEEEEEEeEE!"

"freddy! stoP It!"

"But wE're gonNa sinK aNd dIE, sugarPLUm!"

"no wE'rE not, Freddy! wE'Re nOt gonNa Die! WE're not gOnna sink! WE'RE NOT
 a chance. He swiveled the  portsideoar i nto  th eboat  and  crawled to wh e re S tella lay slumped in a  heap ." Wenr y ?"  Herface wa s  s l a ckan dher  e y el ashes  we re stil l flutteri ng.  " Wenry!" Geor g eslapped he r c heeks and sp las hed aha ndf u l ofwat er on  her f a ce.

" Huh!" Her  e y es sna p ped ope n .  " Uh,my head..."

"You ok a y?"

Before St ella c ou l da n swe r,a wave sla mm ed in t o the b o at a n d p u shed the seco nd oar from its  lock.  G eor g e lung ed to  g r abit, and alm ostwent over  the s i de too. The wav e suck edthe  oar in to  th el ake an d s w all owed itwi th  a hi ssin g g u lp.
"W e're  in t rouble now,"hesaid .  An other  mons terwa ve wa shed o ver t he  sides and they  wer e suddenl y u ptoth eir a n kles i n w ate r. Geor ge grab b edab a i tbucket and started  t o ba il. "Can  you b a il ?" 
"With w ha t?" 

"T h a t!" G eorg e  p ointed a t an o l dco ffee ca nhe use dfor  ni ght c r awle rs. An other wa ve ro l led through an d  spilled gall o ns m or e  ove r t he sides. " Hurr y !"
Stel l afel t  dizz y and  s e as i ck. The flashlightwa s shin ing s trange underw ater light o n  their f aces ,  a n d George was d umpin g bucketso f wateroverthe side  so quick l y  that hi s b ody  wa s a b lu r. She pushed h erse lf  up, gr abb ed thecan  an d s tar te d bailing . "Are w ego nn asin k?"
" Maybe."
" Can  y ouswim? " 

"Sur e, bu t we  c an ' t s wim thr o ug h this .We 'remil es  from  sho r e." 

Fredd y was bob bin g  and  b um ping ar ound, afloatin side the T WA  to te. He y anked th e zipper back and stuck his hea d o ut.
"EEE EEEEEEEEE EEE EEEEEE EEE E EEEEEE EEE!"
Stel la  wa s suree v er yth in g was just a bou t asba d as  things  could possibly ge t . T hey were bail ing  asf a st  as th e y c ou l d,b u t just when itseemed the ym ig ht be winn i ngan d not s inking,  anot h er wave  would ru sh up out  o f th e dar k, wash ov er the s ides andd ump a n ot her t hir ty orfo rty  gall ons of wat er at  their  f eet, a nd Fr ed dy's scr eams weren't helping.
"EEEEE EEEEE EEE EEEEEEEEE EEE E EEE EEEEE!"
"Fre ddy! Stopit! "
"Butwe' r e gon na s i nk  an d  die,  Sug a rplum!"
" No  we ' r enot, Freddy ! W e'r e not  go n na die ! We 're not gonna sin k ! WE'RE NOT
 a_chance. He_swiveled the portside oar_into the_boat_and crawled_to_where Stella lay_slumped in a_heap. "Wenry?" Her face_was slack and_her_eyelashes were still fluttering. "Wenry!" George slapped her cheeks and splashed a handful of_water_on her_face.

"Huh!"_Her_eyes snapped open. "Uh, my_head..."

"You okay?"

Before Stella could answer,_a wave_slammed into the boat and pushed the second_oar_from its lock._George lunged to grab it, and almost went over_the side too. The wave sucked_the oar into_the_lake_and swallowed it with_a hissing gulp.

"We're in trouble now,"_he said. Another monster wave washed_over the sides and they were suddenly_up to their ankles in water._George grabbed a bait bucket_and started_to bail. "Can you bail?"

"With_what?"

"That!" George pointed_at an_old coffee can_he used for night crawlers. Another_wave rolled through_and spilled gallons more over the_sides._"Hurry!"

Stella felt dizzy_and_seasick._The flashlight_was shining strange_underwater_light on_their_faces, and George was dumping buckets_of_water over the side so quickly that_his body was a_blur._She pushed herself up,_grabbed the can and started_bailing. "Are we gonna sink?"

"Maybe."

"Can you_swim?"

"Sure, but_we can't_swim through this. We're miles from shore."

Freddy was bobbing and bumping_around, afloat inside the TWA tote._He yanked the zipper_back and_stuck_his head out.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Stella_was_sure everything_was just about as bad as things_could possibly_get. They were bailing as fast_as they could, but_just_when it seemed they might be_winning and not sinking, another wave_would rush up out of_the_dark,_wash over the sides and_dump another thirty or forty gallons_of water at_their feet, and Freddy's screams weren't helping.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"Freddy!_Stop_it!"

"But we're gonna sink and die,_Sugarplum!"

"No_we're not, Freddy! We're not gonna_die!_We're_not gonna sink! WE'RE NOT