Chapter 7
I was sitting on a bench crying my eyes out believing the death of Billy was my fault.
"Grace, I promise I`ll get you out of here" Dad said trying to comfort me.
"It`s all my fault" I said
"What?"
"It`s all my fault that Billy`s dead."
"Grace, no it isn't." He said while hugging me.
"Yes it is"
"Grace, there`s nothing you could have done"
"Dr. Grant, Grace?" We looked up and saw Eric.
"Hey Eric, how are you doing?"
"I`m sorry about Billy" He said sitting across from us.
"You know what the last thing I said to him? I said "You`re as bad as the people who built this place," which wasn't true at all. Billy was just young, that`s all." He paused for a second "I have a theory that there are two kinds of boys. There are the ones that want to be astronomers, and those who want to be astronauts. The astronomer, or the paleontologists, gets to study these things from a place of complete safety."
"But you never get to go into space."
"Exactly, it`s the difference between imaging and seeing. To be able to touch them, and that`s- that`s all Billy wanted."
"Dad" I said as I saw something.
Looking up, we saw herds of Parasaurolohus, Brachiosaurs, Stegosaurus, and Ankylosaurs grazing together.
"You know something Dr. Grant, Billy was right." Eric said.
After a few hours, it was night. I calmed down a little bit after the silence. Then suddenly Mr. Kirby stopped the boat.
"Listen"
We listened for a moment when we heard the satellite phone! We turned the corner and saw a bunch of Spinosaurus poop!
"Wow, those are big piles of-." I thought before dad interrupted me.
"Find it before it stops!"
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby and dad got off the boat to search through the poop while Eric and I stayed on.
Mr. Kirby soon found it.
Eric and I then saw another dinosaur come out!
"Look out!" We shouted.
They stood still, hoping to lose it.
It sniffed them and walked away.
They got back on the boat when it was starting to rain.
"Turn off the power; you may have enough the juice for one call. Whatever you do, don`t call the U.S Embassy they won`t do anything." Mr. Kirby said to dad.
"Hey guys! Come here, look at this!" Eric called at the back of the boat.
They came over and Eric points to the water.
"Bonitos" dad said.
"Something must have spooked them"
"Get the engine going, Mr. Kirby" dad ordered.
"Open the throttle"
"Pick up, pick up" Dad says hoping that using the only call was worth it."
"Ellie?"
"Hello?" I heard on the phone
"Charlie, Charlie!"
"Hello?" Charlie repeats.
"Charlie, take the phone to mommy now! Take the phone to mommy, it`s daddy!"
"Okay"
"Charlie, are you taking the phone to mom?" dad asked.
He looked at me and handed me the phone.
"Charlie?" I asked.
"Gracie?"
"Yes it`s-." I was interrupted by the boat bumped forward while dad and I fall making me drop the phone!
The Spinosaurus pops out of the water! Dad helps me up and pulls me into the cage with everyone else running in besides Mr. Kirby who closes the door!
We`re tossed around in the cage with it nudging it. I hold onto dad for dear life.
It latches onto the cage`s sides and start pulling. It pulls the cage loose making the boat sway viciously!
"Look in the boxes, find a weapon!" Dad says as we heard the phone!
"Where`s the phone?!"
"There!" I pointed.
"Get it!"
I stuck my arm out of the cage and grabbed the phone.
"Mom, mom, listen to me!" I shouted.
"Grace, are you on a cell phone? I can`t hear you."
"The river! Site B! The River!" I shouted going under water making the phone slip out of my hand.
We soon crash onto the hard, bottom of the river. I try my best to swim to the surface to get air, but when my head popped out of the water, I saw the Spinosaurus!
I quickly dived back in the water as it`s hand comes in and grabs onto my legs while I screamed!
I could see the fear in dad`s eyes as he clenches my arms trying to pull me back down.
"Hey! Hey-y-y!" I heard Mr. Kirby shout trying to get its attention.
It lets go of my legs and makes it way to Mr. Kirby as dad hugs me tightly, refusing to let go.
Dad climbs out of the cage then lifts me up. I jumped into the water and look back seeing Eric and Mrs. Kirby swimming behind me as dad jumps in.
I swim to shore with Mrs. Kirby and Eric behind me. I looked around fearfully not seeing dad in site. I soon saw him pop his head out of the water with something in his hand.
I saw dad fire a flare at the Spinosaurus! It turns its head and looks at dad. He fires another flare but this time at the ground making it light on fire!
He swims to us and I help him up.
"Dad!" Eric shouted running into the water, Mrs. Kirby pulls him back.
I look around, he`s nowhere to be seen.
"Paul!"
"Dad!"
"Paul you jerk! You can`t leave me like this!"
"I`m not going anywhere" We heard Mr. Kirby say.
We turned our heads as Mrs. Kirby and Eric rushed to him.
We walked to a few trees and rested drying our clothes.
I got lucky from the Spinosaurus grabbing onto my legs, only a few deep cuts and bruises.
I was staring into space until Eric said
"The ocean!"
I immediately stood up and ran after him.
We were in a clearing when raptors closed off the paths! We huddled together with dad`s arm in front of me.
"They want the eggs, otherwise we`d be dead already." Dad said.
The leader walked towards us with the others behind her.
"Get down, she`s challenging us"
We slowly crouch down on our knees.
I didn't look up being too fearful, but I could tell the leader was sniffing at me.
"She thinks you stole the eggs" Dad said full of fear.
I stopped breathing and shivered in fear but thought
"It`s because I`m a girl isn't it?"
"Give me the eggs" I said.
Dad hands me the two eggs from the bag, I carefully put them on the ground and slide them far away from me as possible.
I soon heard a noise that sounded like a different type of Raptor!
I turned my head to dad and saw him blowing into something.
The raptors look at each other in confusion.
"No, no. Call for help." Mr. Kirby said.
Dad makes a different noise from the whistle, I guess.
They soon heard something that made them look up.
While the others ran away, the leader slowly took one of the eggs then ran with another taking the other one.
I sighed in relief.
"Mom is going to kill me" I said.
"No she won`t, she`ll be proud of you." Dad said reassuringly.
"No she-."
I said before hearing the sound again.
"It`s a helicopter!" Mr. Kirby says running towards the sound with Eric and Mrs. Kirby.
Dad helped me up and held my hand as we walked to the helicopter.
We made it to what we thought where the helicopter was, but we saw a man in a suit with a megaphone.
"Dr. Grant, Dr. Alan Grant?"
"Stop! That is a very bad idea!" Mr. and Mrs. Kirby shout running towards the man.
They stop in their tracts when vehicles emerge from the water and we could see Marine ships in the distance!
"Wow, you have to thank her now; she sent the Navy and the Marines!" Eric said.
"God Bless you Ellie" Dad said as he looks down at me and smiles.
We walked into one of the helicopters.
"Dr. Grant, is this man with you?" One of the pilots asked.
"What?"
We turned our heads and saw Billy on a stretcher!
We walked over to him.
"Hey, you two made it"
We smiled.
"I rescued you hat" he said holding up dad`s hat.
I giggled.
Dad took it and smiled.
"Dr. Grant, we have to go"
I rolled my eyes.
We sat down next to each other.
He held my hand and squeezed it.
"What is that?" We heard one of the pilots ask.
"Dr. Grant, look!" Eric said overjoyed "where do think they`re going?"
"I don`t know, maybe looking for a nesting ground. It`s a new world for them."
"I dare them to go to Enid, Oklahoma." Mrs. Kirby said.
"Let`s go home" Mr. Kirby said turning to his wife.
I fell asleep on dad`s shoulder.
