A Sea of Shattered Glass by Kyla Stone

Author:Kyla Stone [Stone, Kyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paper Moon Press
Published: 2017-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

23

Willow

“We have to go to our muster stations,” Finn said. “They just made an announcement.”

“What if it’s a trap?” They crouched in the stairwell of Deck Eleven. Willow peered around the corner. No movement. The wide hallway and balcony were eerily silent, the karaoke bar empty of everyone, even the bartender. No one manned the photography stations or the coffee stand.

It took them forever to crawl across the length of the lido deck, past the infinity pool and the lagoon hot tub, past the raised stage and the central pool. The explosion had knocked down half of the transparent tube slide. A massive chunk of plexiglass smoked and sizzled as they crawled around it. Their hands and knees slipped on the slick deck, the rain pelting them, wind whipping at their clothes.

They managed to make it inside and crept down several flights of stairs. They were both trembling, panting, eyes wide, terrified and unsure of their next move. Willow couldn’t breathe properly. Her heart was about to explode inside her chest.

Finn wiped beads of sweat off his forehead. His face looked ashen, a sheen of gray over his brown skin. “Maybe it's just the fear talking, but I think we should follow orders.”

“It's your fear talking. We need to find somewhere safe to hide out until the cavalry rides in. Or flies in. Or sails in. Whatever.” But even as she said the words, she knew she couldn’t do it. She had Benjie. And her mom. And Zia. Guilt seized her heart. Zia must be terrified. And Willow was the one who deserted her. “Oh, hell.”

“Your family,” Finn said quietly. “And my dad.”

“Okay.” She took a deep breath. It could still be a trap. But she couldn’t just abandon her family. Guilt speared her. She already had. Please be safe. Please be okay. “We need to check the library. We—I—left my sister there.”

Finn shook his head. “She heard the announcement, too. She’ll be at your muster station. Which one is yours?”

“The Galaxy lounge, I think. Deck Four. I remember staring up at all the holographic stars on the ceiling during the boring safety speeches.”

“Not so boring now, are they? I'm in the Trident Theater. Deck Six.”

Her stomach dropped. “That's on the other side of the ship.”

“We stay together,” Finn said. “We’ll go to Deck Six first, get my dad, then head to Four and find your family.”

She took a deep breath. “What could possibly go wrong?”

They heard the voices at the same time, both deep and male.

Willow stiffened. She raised one finger to her lips.

She placed her hand on the wall to steady herself, and leaned around the corner. Finn jerked frantically on her arm. But she needed to see what was happening.

Two men dressed in black with assault rifles slung over their shoulders stood behind the counter of the karaoke bar. Their ski masks were pulled up. One was tall and bearded, the other younger, with a red bandana tied around his neck.

Bandana grabbed one of the beer bottles off the glass shelving behind the bar.

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