Contagion by Teri Terry

Author:Teri Terry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2019-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 36

CALLIE

KAI IS CHECKING THEIR FOOD AND WATER SUPPLIES—all stuff that Shay says her Mum brought when they came here in the middle of the night.

“We’ve only got enough stuff for another day or so,” he says.

“I want to stay here.”

“Forever?”

“Yes, forever. Just the two of us.”

Bleugh. More melted sugar pours out of Shay as Kai kisses her.

You’re not alone, remember? I’m still here! I picture pulling Shay’s hair in my mind, and she flinches away from Kai.

“We can’t live on kisses,” he says.

“We could catch fish! And find berries. I know the ones we can eat, how to find edible plants. Like nettles. You can make soup out of nettles. And there are wild oats and all sorts of things we can eat.”

“Sounds tasty. How do you know that stuff?”

A shadow crosses her face. “Mum was really into camping, and living off the land. I used to like it when I was little; not so much lately.” She’s sad, thinking of times she insisted no more camping, that she didn’t want to go anywhere there wasn’t any Wi-Fi.

Kai hugs her, strokes her hair.

“Well, you might be a genius at all that, but I’m craving pizza. Can you rustle up one of them out here?”

She looks around at the trees for inspiration. “Probably not.”

“So?”

“One more day. Let’s have one more day alone. Please?”

“All right. Tomorrow, then.”

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