Days 46 to 53 (Mass Extinction Event 11) by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

To Jacob,

with all my love,

Annalise

If only she could see me now. Glancing at the hatch, I remind myself that someone out there is probably headed this way. When they finally arrive, I can put phase two of my plan into action. Until then, however, I've got nothing to do apart from eat, drink and read.

Sometimes, life is good.

Thomas

"Are you really going to come with us?" I ask, keeping my voice low as I sit with Kaylee.

She turns to me, but she seems a little dazed, as if she's not sure what to say. When she glances over at Quinn, who's still working frantically on the laptop at the other end of the room, I realize that Kaylee's problem is that she's not certain she's allowed to talk to me. I don't know exactly what's happened to her, but something's definitely wrong.

"She thinks she's found a signal," I explain, hoping to at least get some dialogue started. "She's trying to triangulate the source and then I guess we're gonna go and check it out. I guess I understand it, at least a bit. I think she knows what she's doing, but..."

My voice trails off as I realize I'm not getting anywhere.

After staring at me for a moment, Kaylee finally allows herself the faintest of smiles, although she still seems scared and uncertain.

"I've got a truck," I continue. "We're gonna use it, so we won't be too tired. There's enough gas to keep us going for about a week, and I figure that should be enough time." I pause as I realize that I'm not sure how I got dragged so deep into this situation. There's a part of me that thinks I should have stuck with George; no matter how stubborn or deluded he might have been, at least he wasn't crazy.

"I don't mind," she says suddenly.

"You don't mind what?"

"Whatever." She pauses. "Living or dying. There's no point to either."

"We might as well at least check it out," I reply. "If there's something out there... What if the world's not ending? What if someone's got a plan?"

"Maybe," she mutters, although she really doesn't seem to care either way. It's almost as if she's high on some kind of drug, although I think the more likely cause is some kind of post-traumatic stress problem. "It kinda... hurts to think about it," she adds. "I'm sure it's all gonna be okay."

"I can hear you two chatting away," Quinn says after a moment, not looking up from the laptop. "I don't mind you talking, but just be aware that I can hear every word." Finally turning to us, she stares for a moment, as if she finds something amusing. "I wasn't going to reveal this yet," she says, getting to her feet and heading over to a cupboard at the far end of the room. Opening the door, she rifles through a box before pulling out a sheet of paper and looking at it for a few seconds. "I don't want to freak either

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