immediately. They were sure that this fake driver was from a gang of thieves trying to steal the
egg they found just now. They frantically tried to escape, Bryony kicked the jeep’s door but it
wouldn’t budge.
“Yes, I know! But they’re very valuable and from a T-rex!” the driver, who was one of the
thieves, explained on the phone. “We’ll be rich once we sell them!”
Moments later, the girls were thrown to the sand, bound and gagged. They were scared. The
girls squirmed against the ropes.
“We don’t have the eggs. It’s with the site manager and the others!” Violet lied.
“Oh, really? Open their bags!” The thief said.
The thieves thoroughly searched the girls’ bags. They found a chest and used tools to open it.
“Oh no!” Claire thought.
The egg was protected very well. The thieves cannot get away with this! Violet thought angrily.
“No!” Bryony cried. “How can you steal it? It belongs in a museum to be studied!” she yelled.
Bryony was beyond disgusted that they were doing this.
Whilst the thieves were occupied, Bryony untied the ropes. The thieves were sloppy with the
knots. Once Bryony freed herself, she went to help her friends. They took the bags and picked
up the chest. Then they took out the torches and ran. Unfortunately, the thieves started chasing
them. The girls ran like crazy until the thieves were out of sight.
“Now we’re lost, with no food, and it’s really cold at night in deserts.” Violet groaned.
“There must be shelter here. We just have to find them.” Bryony said, she started looking for
caves or shelter.
Just as the girls were about to give up Claire shouted, “There! A cave!”
The group stayed in the cave for the night. “I’m sure we’ll find the others!” Bryony said,
shivering in the cold.
“It’s pitch black here. Turn on the torches.” Claire searched for some food she saved at lunch.
“Yes! Crackers, anyone?” Claire said triumphantly.
She gave out two crackers each to her friends. All the girls were dead tired and worried for
their safety. Nobody had much appetite for food. Violet was out like a light with a cracker in her
mouth. Both Bryony and Claire shared a slight smile before they too curled up in sleep.
“Time to wake up!” Bryony shouted at morning.
They each had two more crackers and started finding their way out. They were about to give
up when they saw their salvation! Brian approached with some camels. The girls were overjoyed
to see him. They quickly rode back to civilization.
The girls soon took a flight back to Massachusetts. Back in Harvard, the girls wrote reports
and presented their adventure to the class. Their classmates were spellbound with their story of
the Gobi Desert.
It was a great adventure, almost as good as their precious friendship!
