“At the bottom,” I point out, snatching the small envelope glued there. Inside, there’s a piece of paper folded three times.
I spin above, yet I’m not the breeze,
I move around or in the air I freeze,
Not a bird, yet I fly,
What am I, up in the sky?
“To the helipad,” I say, pulling Addie back into the elevator.
“Right! A helicopter. You’re quick with those.”
“They’re not that hard. Besides, we know it can only refer to places on the yacht. Makes it easier.”
“Tell that to them,” she whispers as we emerge on the main deck, where there are three pairs stuck deciphering their first riddles. “We only started fifteen minutes ago.”
“You sound like you want to give them a fighting chance.”
“I would if the stakes weren’t so high.”
There’s another table in the middle of the helipad. A wooden box with a number lock sits in the center, a black envelope taped to the lid, and inside, another riddle.
While I tackle that, Addie brushes her fingers over the island engraved on the box.
“I think it’s Cococay,” she says, her eyebrows bunching as she examines the lock.
I hold no weight, yet I can tell,
Where in the world you dwell.
I’m just two lines crossing paths,
I’m not math, but I’m all about maths.
What am I, that can’t be seen,
But tells you where you’ve been?
“How many digits?” I ask, whipping my phone out. “Ten?”
“Yes. How did you know?”
I hand her the riddle, opening Maps on my phone, and search for Cococay.
“Is it...” Addie pauses, her usual confidence replaced by a flicker of doubt as she adorably worries her bottom lip. “Is the answercoordinates?”
“It is. Now we need to find the specific location on the box.”
Addie studies the lines, finding a small X on the coastline. “X marks the spot. I think that’s where the marina is.”
Going off that, I locate the spot, dictating the numbers.
“...nine three seven,” I finish.
With the last digit dialed in, the lock clicks and the lid springs open. Another black envelope hides inside, but Addie stops me before I take it.
“I think this is it,” she says, slightly disappointed. “Amara said four riddles and two tasks, didn’t she?”
