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"Sari, use your beeper," I said impatiently, walking over to her.<br />
"Yuck. There are bugs crawling in this one's face," she said, stepping back and lowering <strong>the</strong> light. She<br />
made a disgusted face. "Gross."<br />
"Come on. Use your beeper. Call Uncle Ben," I said. I reached for <strong>the</strong> beeper at her waist, but she pulled<br />
away.<br />
"Okay, okay. Why didn't you use yours?" She eyed me suspiciously. "You forgot about it, didn't Gabe!"<br />
she accused.<br />
"No way," I replied sharply. "Mine broke when I fell into this place."<br />
She made a face and pulled <strong>the</strong> beeper <strong>of</strong>f her belt loop. I shined my light on it as she pushed <strong>the</strong> button.<br />
She pressed it twice, just to make sure, <strong>the</strong>n clipped it back onto her jeans.<br />
We stood with our arms crossed, waiting for Uncle Ben to follow <strong>the</strong> radio signals and find us.<br />
"It shouldn't take him long," Sari said, her eyes on <strong>the</strong> tunnel in <strong>the</strong> corner. "He wasn't far behind me."<br />
Sure enough, a few seconds later, we heard <strong>the</strong> sounds <strong>of</strong> someone approaching in <strong>the</strong> tunnel.<br />
"Uncle Ben!" I called excitedly. "Look what I've found!"<br />
Sari and I both started to run to <strong>the</strong> tunnel, our lights zigzagging over <strong>the</strong> low entrance.<br />
"Daddy, you won't believe — " Sari started.<br />
She stopped when <strong>the</strong> stooped figure leaned out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> darkness and straightened up.<br />
We both gaped in horror, our flashlights making his mustached face glow eerily.<br />
"It's Ahmed!" Sari cried, grabbing my arm.<br />
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I swallowed hard.<br />
Sari and I stared at each o<strong>the</strong>r. I saw her features tighten in fear.<br />
Ahmed.<br />
He had tried to kidnap us. And now he had us all alone down here.<br />
He stepped forward, a naming torch held high in one hand. His black hair glowed in <strong>the</strong> flickering<br />
flames. His eyes narrowed at us in menace.<br />
"Ahmed, what are you doing here?" Sari called, grasping my arm so hard, I winced.<br />
"What are you doing here?" he asked s<strong>of</strong>tly, his voice as cold as his eyes.<br />
Holding <strong>the</strong> torch in front <strong>of</strong> him, he stepped into <strong>the</strong> chamber. His eyes went around <strong>the</strong> room, as if<br />
inspecting it, making sure that nothing had been moved.<br />
"My dad will be here in a second," Sari warned him. "I just beeped him."<br />
"I tried to warn your fa<strong>the</strong>r," Ahmed said, staring hard at Sari. The flickering orange light from <strong>the</strong> torch<br />
made him grow bright, <strong>the</strong>n fade into shadow.<br />
"Warn him?" Sari asked.<br />
"About <strong>the</strong> curse," Ahmed said without emotion.<br />
"Uncle Ben mentioned some kind <strong>of</strong> curse to me," I said, glancing nervously at Sari. "I don't think he<br />
takes that kind <strong>of</strong> thing seriously."<br />
"He should!" Ahmed replied, screaming <strong>the</strong> words, his eyes glowing with anger in <strong>the</strong> torch light.<br />
Sari and I stared back at him in silence.<br />
Where is Uncle Ben? I wondered.<br />
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