Guten Tag fräulein The young blond flight attendant smiled at Amanda as she left the plane I like it here already Amanda thought as she saw a large sign WILLKOMMEN TO NUREMBERG Can you believe we re in Germany Mom Just stay close to us Amanda I don't want you getting lost in this big airport Mom you seem to forget I have been to big air ports before This isn't any bigger than the ones in London Madrid or Dubai Mrs Ross rolled her eyes Are you going to remind us this entire trip that you've travelled more than we have This way to the baggage Don Ross pointed to a sign After a comfortable sleep in a squeaky clean hotel with the biggest fluffiest pillows Amanda had ever seen the Ross family was ready to start their trip down the Danube River There's our boat shouted Amanda as she peered out the cab window The Sound of
That s our boat I wonder if Leah and her parents are here already The cab dropped them off beside a long low boat with The Sound of Music written in large letters on the side The f was replaced with a treble clef Once on board they entered an elegant lobby fur nished with blue velvet chairs and couches This is so00 adorable Amanda said You love The Sound of Music movie Mom and there are pictures of the von Trapp family all over the walls Her mom's face lit up when she saw the familiar Scenes Suddenly everything went black and Amanda couldn't see a thing Hiya Canadian girl Amanda recognized that English accent She peeled off the hands covering her glasses and turned around Leah She gave her tall blonde friend a huge hug We only just got here ourselves Mum and Dad are putting the luggage in our room Your room is just across from us Leah flashed a wide grin at Amanda's parents I'm so glad you could make this trip We are all going to have loads of fun Come Amanda let s explore the boat See you later Amanda barely looked at her par ents as she tripped down the narrow hallway behind Leah First stop was a large room completely sur
rounded by windows Round tables with crisp white tablecloths set for a meal without a fork or knife out of place indicated it was the dining room Sparkling chandeliers hung from the ceiling Wow Every table has a view This will be a fab place to eat Amanda looked around I hope we can all eat together Mum has already made sure of that We got here early so we got to pick which table we wanted for the entire trip Leah pointed to a table at the very front of the boat Ours is that table for six the one with the best view Amanda noticed an undone shoelace on her run ner and bent down to tie it Her purse slipped off her shoulder and fell to the floor As she picked it up she spotted small red dots sprinkled on the beige and blue carpet What s this Do you think spilled someone ketchup Leah bent down to look closer Yes it could be tomato sauce More red spots appeared further along Some thing must have dripped from a plate when they were clearing the tables remarked Leah I think it might be blood Amanda followed the spots to a set of stairs Leah shook her head There goes your overactive imagination again I think we should follow the spots I have a
funny feeling about them Amanda proceeded down the short flight of stairs Leah followed her The faint red dots led them to a closed door with STORAGE written on it reached for the handle Amanda Wait a minute Amanda I don think we are meant to go in there Leah said What if someone's in there and hurt Amanda turned the handle The door opened to a small dark room She could make out shelves packed with items like toilet paper tissues paper towels soaps and shampoos She was about to close the door when the sound of a groan stopped her Finding a light switch she noticed a shoe sticking out from under a shelf There's someone in What are you girls doing That room is only for staff If you need any supplies just ask any one of us A young man appeared behind them S Sorry We're just finding our way around Amanda stammered She closed the door Is this your first time on a river cruise asked the young man with a kind smile Yes said Amanda We should get back to our parents Enjoy the cruise and remember if you need any thing just ask'm Michael the cruise director When they returned to the cabins the girls were happy to find out that they shared a room adjoining Leah's parents
