Dusk: The Midnight Series - Book One (Rise of the Dark Angel 1) by Melody Anne

Author:Melody Anne [Anne, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eternal Dreams
Published: 2012-02-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

I was sitting on the floor playing with Patches when I heard some commotion from down the hall. It must mean more people were coming in. There was a lot of laughter and speaking all at once. I glanced up, hoping more kids were arriving. I’d turned sixteen a few weeks ago and loved the growing numbers that kept coming through our doors.

“Phoenix, hurry up. There’s a huge group of people who were just rescued,” Sadie said as she came running up to me. “There are several teenagers, too.” She could barely contain her excitement.

We scurried to the meeting hall and watched as a large group entered the room. I spotted Brian and made a beeline in his direction. He was gone so much with the other guys that I took every chance possible to see him.

“Sit down. The elders are going to speak in a minute,” Brian said. We quickly sat with him. He smiled and my heart fluttered.

“It looks like everyone made it,” my dad said from the podium. “We’ve been blessed today. Our searchers found a large group who were hiding in a small structure about twenty miles from here. Our numbers have grown now by over a hundred.” The room erupted in victorious applause.

“They did really well for themselves but have been through some real challenges – challenges we have not had to face,” Dad said. “They were completely out of food and wondering what their next step was going to be. I don’t know who was happier, them or us, to have found one another. It gives me hope we’ll find many more groups like this. Mankind has survival instincts. I think our numbers will continue to grow strong. I know someday we’ll be able to break free from our cave and take back our world.”

His voice rose with determination as he continued to speak. I knew what he was saying was important, but it was hard to listen in all the excitement. I wanted to meet the new people. Sadie was practically jumping in her seat next to me. She wanted the meeting to end so we could get to the introductions.

Eventually, Dad finished speaking. We jumped up and headed toward the group. They were immediately swarmed by our people in a grand welcome, but it made it difficult for Sadie and me to see anyone, let alone speak to them. When we managed burrow our way through the mass, we were able to meet one of the teens and she was really sweet. She was around my age with dark circles under her eyes.

“Welcome to our refugee camp. We couldn’t be more thrilled about you joining us,” Brian said. I had to fight back the chuckle at the look of adoration instantly lighting in her eyes when Brian spoke to her. He had that effect on many of the girls.

“I’m so happy to be here,” she responded shyly.

“Well, who are you, handsome?” another girl broke in, talking to Brian. She ignored Sadie and me.

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