Chapter SixteenPeter and Tim slept on the porch while Spice camped down by the stove and Suzie and Julie once again shared the cramped bed. Peter lay awake for a long time mulling over his plan, perfecting and modifying it as he lay on the wooden decking. His plan would stretch their skills to the limit but it seemed the most logical way to go. Tim slept deeply as his body made up for the rigors of the previous few days. As Peter nodded off to sleep in the small hours, Tim’s worried mind snatched his body from its slumbers to keep him awake worrying until almost daybreak when, once again, his exhaustion overcame him and he slept. He wasn’t the only one who lost sleep during the night.
Peter rose early and stuck to his usual routine as the others caught up on their sleep. He left them undi
