Arrival: War for Earth Book One (A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller) by J. Thorn & Zach Bohannon

Author:J. Thorn & Zach Bohannon [Thorn, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Molten Universe Media
Published: 2017-12-04T22:00:00+00:00

Maya floated in and out of several dreams until the morning sun began to heat the side of her face. She rolled over, and woke suddenly when she didn’t see Reno in the passenger seat. Sitting up and rubbing her eyes, she saw him perched on the guardrail with his back to the road. He turned around upon hearing her door open.

“Good morning, sleepyhead,” he said, smiling.

Maya yawned as she stretched, and then walked over to sit down next to Reno. She wasn’t sure if the previous day’s altercations or the Buick were responsible for her muscle cramps, but at least she felt somewhat refreshed. She pulled her phone from her pocket to check the time and to see if she had service. Maybe the dome had miraculously disappeared overnight?

She pressed the home button but got nothing. Then she held down the power button and the red battery flashed on the screen.

“Damnit,” she said.

“You forgot to shut your phone off, didn’t you?”

“Yeah.”

Reno pulled out his and held it up, powering it on. He waited for his phone to power on, and then frowned. “Still no service. Remind me to check again. I’m down to 15% battery, so I’ve gotta shut it back off.”

Maya pulled out the map. Now, in the sunlight, she was better able to look closely at Jack’s markings. He might have seemed disturbed, but the level of detail he’d put into the map impressed her. Notes had been written and lines drawn in different colors—some more faded than others. The man had been working on the map for a long time. And for whatever reason, he had given it to her. She’d saved him twice, but it still seemed strange that Jack had handed this over to her so casually.

“You ready to get going?” Reno asked, standing above her now.

“Yeah.”

He reached down, offering her a hand and pulling Maya to her feet.

“Thanks.”

“No problem. You know where we’re going?”

Maya pointed to a place on the map. “According to this, if we head this way for about half a mile, we should be standing at the opening of a tunnel. I wish we had more than this single penlight, even though it’s got a bright LED bulb.”

“Yeah, but it’s not like we’re going to walk into a sporting goods store and buy more,” Reno said. “Let’s go. I’m ready to get off these damn streets.”

Maya sighed, hoping they’d fair better below the city than they had within it.

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