Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 91

Lucas didn’t really want them to take the risk, but they seemed determined on going.

Finally, Lucas sighed, “I can take you there, but we’re not getting close.”

Eileen responded, “No problem.”

Then she tossed them the green ribbon.

Eddie and Lucas saw the writing on the ribbon: ‘The First Crossroad…

The dots indicated that the sentence wasn’t finished; it was just a half-spoken phrase.

“The hell does ‘The First Crossroad’ mean?” Eddie asked.

Eileen just shrugged, “Beats me.”

Lucas pondered a bit and handed back the ribbon, “Croc Cove Creek isn’t far from here. If we hit the road now, we should get there in about two hours.”

Eileen stood up, “Then let’s hit the road.”

The six of them set off back.

By dusk, they reached the place known as Croc Cove Creek.

Eileen stared at the half-visible crocodile eyes peeking out from the riverbed.

Looking around, she asked Lucas and Eddie, “Do you guys see the blue ribbon?”

Eddie replied, “The crocs move around. We’ve seen a blue ribbon here before, but who knows where it’s swum off to now?”

“So how are we supposed to find it, it’s too hard.”

“Over there,” Egbert suddenly said.

Eileen instantly turned to him, “Where?”

Egbert, with a slight frown and an expressionless face, said, “The ribbon fell off, it’s in the river.”

Eileen turned and sure enough, there was a big croc, laying on a blue ribbon in the muddy riverbed.

The ribbon didn’t just fall off, it was pinned by a croc.

Back at camp, the show director shook his head at Major Warner, “Sly fox, I don’t believe you didn’t foresee this. What made you think to tie the ribbon to a croc’s head? Now it’s fallen off, with all these crocs in the river, I bet you never planned to give them the clue on the ribbon, huh?”

Major Warner just shook his head with a smile, “If it’s Egbert, he can get it.”

The director was surprised, then rubbed his chin, “Really?”

a piece of cake

frowned, “Is he going to do it?”

his

was

continued, “But without Egbert, Burton could do it too. As long as Egbert tells him how; with Burton’s strength and reflexes, although it’s a bit tricky, he should be able to do it.”

director questioned, “Isn’t Burton a

but with Egbert there, he should…”

trailed

puzzled until he followed Major Warner’s gaze

just as

rope from their supply pack, one end tied to a tree, the other in her hand. She tiptoed, leapt into

water like a swallow. Below, three or four crocs were

her boots, and the

of them was the croc lying on

the weight off it, the blue ribbon floated up a bit.

using one croc’s head as a pivot, flicked up the ribbon with her other boot, and

was quick to retract her feet, avoiding the snapping jaws of the

swing from the rope, she landed safely

whole process was smooth

it all took less than

her anticipation of the crocs’ movements, everything was

was clear she had planned this

how much time had passed since she spotted the ribbon to

five minutes.

ready to go, and executed it flawlessly on her first

Warner in disbelief, whose face

the director asked, “You said earlier that if Egbert tried, he

eyes fixed on the screen, on the smug face

said slowly, “Just like

Egbert had tried, he would have done it

while Egbert would have been confident about pulling it off, how could Eileen

was still in shock, rubbing his face, he suddenly remembered what Major Warner had said last time after the red ribbon

the method worked, it wasn’t the most efficient. You also said that if she knew how to throw knives, she could have just thrown a folding knife and accurately cut off the ribbon, instead

Warner blinked, “I did

just didn’t want to risk losing the

at the director, stunned.

popped up.

you guys

[Yes.]

[I saw it.]

[Oh my god.]

[AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!]