BOOK PREVIEW: ESCAPE TO MOLOKAI chapter 3

 BOOK PREVIEW: ESCAPE TO MOLOKAI 

Chapter 3: Bad News

    George waited in the dark until the crickets resumed their Morse code chirps. He couldn’t leave until he found out what had happened. Why the police had arrested Jonathan and Alice.

   One by one, the lights went off in the house until only the faint glow of the kitchen lamp was visible.

   George slunk around to the backyard and peeked in the window.

BOOK PREVIEW: ESCAPE TO MOLOKAI chapter 2

BOOK PREVIEW: ESCAPE TO MOLOKAI 

Chapter 2:  Full Moon

George waited until the house was silent. He slipped out of bed, cracked open his bedroom door, and listened. The steady rhythm of Kapuna's snore whispered from the other bedroom.

He crept into the kitchen to peek at the clock. It was eleven. Even though it was normally only a twenty-minute walk to the square, he decided it was time to go. The burn would slow him, and he didn’t want to be late. The ritual had to take place at midnight under a full moon. If they missed it, they’d have to wait until next month, and that would be a lifetime away.

Plus, Jonathan would be totally mad at him if he had to wait.

George slipped out the back door.