Earth: Population 2 (Paradise Lost Book 1) by Aubrie Dionne

Author:Aubrie Dionne
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Published: 2015-08-10T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

TARGET AUDIENCE

Gale nodded solemnly then turned the key in the ignition. The Sparkies perked up their heads and their tails, turning in our direction. They lit up in the headlights like demon ghosts on the road.

I clutched the armrest. “If you’re gonna go, you’d better go now.”

Gale hit the gas, and we sprang forward. “Hold on.”

We accelerated, and the force pushed me back into the seat. I braced myself for the thuds that would come if we ran any of them over. Not that I would mourn their deaths. But the ride stayed smooth. The Sparkies jumped out of our way, and the road lay clear ahead.

We ripped down the highway, swerving around the abandoned cars. I pumped my fist in the air as adrenaline rushed through me. “Woohoo!” I turned around to look out the rear window. “We lost them.”

“For now.” Gale seemed less than impressed. “But they’ll follow us. We’ll only have about twenty minutes once we get to the beach.

“Let’s hope that’s enough time to commandeer the shuttle.” Did I just say commandeer? I wanted to slap my hand over my mouth. That was Jay Dovetail’s favorite word. I might as well spell out his name on my forehead with a big heart around it and stare at Gale with giant puppy dog eyes.

Gale glanced over at me and raised an eyebrow then returned to driving. Maybe I’d overreacted. So what if I used seventeenth century words now and then. That didn’t mean I’d watched all his movies a thousand times. I could have learned the jargon from history class.

We parked between two abandoned RVs so the Sparkies wouldn’t notice our car. Not that they could tell the difference between a luxury vehicle and the common cars people usually take to the beach. But they might remember our black Jaguar ripping down the road.

I shook my head. Me riding in a black Jaguar with Gale Williams at the end of the world. Boy, had everything turned upside down.

Holding our rifles, we snuck out and climbed the grassy dunes leading to the ocean. The smell of tangy seaweed and brine filled the air. The ocean roared in rhythmic waves in the darkness beyond the dunes.

I’d only been to the beach a few times in my childhood before Mom lost her leg. Vague memories of a crab crawling inside a red bucket and shoveling sand on top of Mom’s belly surfaced. A wave of nostalgia hit me. I’d find her. Even if it meant climbing inside that large spaceship up to my neck in Sparkies.

We crested the last dune, and the massive ship loomed before us, glowing iridescent green and red. The gear I’d seen from the mansion stood above us. A low hum resonated deep in my gut.

“Look! They’re draining water from the ocean.” I pointed to a tube coming right from the water. Because of the transparent nature of the ship, I could see right through the tube, watching the water travel up the pipe and into the ship.

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