X-plosion
Page 10
by Franklin W. Dixon
The crowd, still confused as to what was happening, looked over at Cody. Frank had managed to get him on his feet, but the noise of the bomb startled him, and he slipped. From a distance, it looked as though he had bowed.
From the judges’ table, Tyrone’s voice boomed out over the microphone.
“That was one explosive performance, eh? Let’s have a round of applause for Cody Zane and Lenni Wolff!” Tyrone was probably furious, but he did a good job of hiding it. He made it sound like the explosion was on purpose, and the crowd believed him. As one, they began chanting Lenni’s name.
No way, I thought. She beat me again!