City of Savages by Kelly Lee

Author:Kelly, Lee [Kelly, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Saga Press
Published: 2015-02-03T08:00:00+00:00

25 PHEE

The rain keeps us cooped up inside all day—but it doesn’t bother me, since I’m so tired and beat up, all I want to do is sleep for a week. Plus, these black mats and blankets in the yoga room are somehow more comfy than our sinking bed at the Carlyle. Not that I’ve been thinking much about the Park since we got out of the tunnels.

I’ve been trying not to, anyway.

The thing is, I know Rolladin’s a liar. And I know we can’t go back to the Park, not anytime soon anyway. But that doesn’t mean I want to hop on a boat and sail into the wild blue yonder. Ryder and Sam came over here looking for answers, they said so themselves. So what’s to say the rest of the world isn’t worse off than Manhattan? What’s to say we can’t all make a better go of it here? Eventually make peace with Rolladin, after this killing-her-guard thing blows over?

I look around at our sleeping crew. I know I’m the only one who feels this way. Well, besides Trev, of course. But having his support in this crowd is about as worthless as a dollar on Wall Street.

* * *

We all get up by midafternoon. Mom lights the long row of candles in the yoga room, and we crowd around the firelight, debating, trying to figure out our next move. Sam says we’re heading south to Bermuda, since the rest of America’s in shambles. But Mom’s pushing to try the “Midwest,” and Sky and Ryder are giggling like fools, throwing out options like Narnia and Middle Earth, wherever the heck those are. After a while, I can’t stand that they’re giggling together, so I plop my yoga mat right in between them. Sky shoots me this look that says, Seriously? But I just ignore her. Ryder’s warm, smells like leaves and daytime, and his face is so close that I kind of shut down for a little.

Pretty soon everyone’s stomachs join the debate, and in no time, the whole yoga room’s one big growl. At least we all agree we’ve got to eat before we move on, since Sky’s scraps from the Carlyle are long gone and we’ll need some strength to keep moving. We settle on sending scouts to the streets for food tomorrow morning, whether it’s raining or not. Trevor and I will take the Brits, since I’m a good shot and I sold Trevor as this big-time hunting ace in the tunnels. And Sky and Mom will stay behind to man the fort, since my sister wouldn’t know what to do with a wild animal, and Mom’s ankle is still pretty busted.

* * *

We get up before the sun the next morning. Ryder quietly shakes me and Trevor awake, as Sam slips out of the yoga room. I empty my backpack for storage, throw it over my shoulders, and tiptoe out with the guys. But I make sure I don’t wake Mom and Sky—I just can’t handle another round of Be carefuls.

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