“You've been stuck in here for a while,” he...
“You've been stuck in here for a while,” he said“You need to… get out?”
I nodded
“Don't mind a walk myself His voice was cheerfulHe sprang to his feet with surprising
agility
I crawled to the edge of my hole, staring out at him cautiously
“I'll show you our little washroom,” he continued“Now, you should know that we're going to
have to go through… kind of the main plaza, so to speakI think everyone will
have gotten the message by now Unconsciously, he stroked the length of his gunMy bladder was so full it was a constant pain, impossible to ignoreBut to
parade right through the middle of the hive of angry killers? Couldn't he just bring me a bucket?
He measured the panic in my eyes–watched the way I automatically gucci men wallet shrank back farther into the
hole–and his lips pursed in speculationThen he turned and started walking down the dark hall
“Follow me,” he called back, not looking to see if I obeyed
I had one vivid flash of Kyle finding me here alone, and was after Jeb before a second passed,
scrambling awkwardly through the opening and then hobbling along on my stiff legs as fast as I
could to catch upIt felt both horrible and wonderful to stand straight again–the pain was sharp,
but the relief was greater
I was close behind him when we reached the end of the hall; darkness loomed through the tall
broken oval of the exitI hesitated, looking back at the small lamp he'd left on the floorIt was
the only light in the dark caveWas I chanel earings supposed to bring it?
He heard me stop and turned to peer at me over his shoulderI nodded toward the light, then
looked back at him He held out his free hand to me
I stared at the hand for a long moment, and then, feeling the urgency in my bladder, I slowly put
my hand on his palm, barely touching it–the way I would have touched a snake if for some
reason I was ever forced to
Jeb led me through the blackness with sure, quick stepsThe long tunnel was followed by a
series of bewildering twists in opposing directionsAs we rounded yet another sharp V in the
path, I knew I was hopelessly turned aroundI was sure this was on purpose, and the reason Jeb
had left the lamp behindHe wouldn't want me knowing too much about how to omega seamaster for sale find my way
out of this labyrinth
I was curious as to how this place had come to be, how Jeb had found it, and how the others
had wound up hereBut I forced my lips tightly togetherIt seemed to me that keeping silent
was my best bet nowWhat I was hoping for, I wasn't sureA few more days of life? Just a
cessation of pain? Was there anything else left? All I knew was that I wasn't ready to die, as I'd
told Melanie before; my survival instinct was every bit as developed as the average human's
We turned another corner, and the first light reached usAhead, a tall, narrow crevice glowed
with light from another roomThis light was not artificial like the little lamp by my caveIt was
too white, too pure
We couldn't move through chanel necklace the narrow fracture in the rock side by sideJeb went first, towing
me close behindOnce through–and able to see again–I pulled my hand out of Jeb's light grip
He didn't react in any way except to put his newly freed hand back on the gun
We were in a short tunnel, and a brighter light shone through a rough arched doorwayThe
walls were the same holey purple rock
I could hear voices nowThey were low, less urgent than the last time I'd heard the babble of a
human crowdNo one was expecting us todayI could only imagine what the response would
be to my appearance with JebMy palms were cold and wet; my breath came in shallow gaspsI
leaned as close as I could to Jeb without actually touching him
“Easy,” he murmured, not omega constellation turning