"Which way?" Snap whispered. "What do you think? Got to find them."
It still lacked about five minutes of our designated time, but it would not do to burst in upon the girls, perhaps to find Molo and guards there.
"Let's wait a minute, listen, see if we can't get some idea."
We were backed against the corridor wall, almost in darkness. From the dark length of the descending corridor came a thump, the sound of a struggle, and then a muffled scream. Venza! And we heard her words: "Anita! Look out for her! She's got a knife!"
As though diving into water, Snap and I plunged head first into the blackness of the corridor.
12
Later, we learned that Anita and Venza had tried much the same tactics on Meka that we had used on Wyk, but their task was more difficult. She was suspicious of them. Venza asked her where the control station was, but she wouldn't answer.
"Your brother said it was just beyond the dark forest," Anita said. "What is the dark forest?"