Encounter: War for Earth Book Three (A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller) by J. Thorn & Zach Bohannon

Author:J. Thorn & Zach Bohannon [Thorn, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Molten Universe Media
Published: 2019-04-11T16:00:00+00:00

24

The wind coming through the window had calmed Maya enough to where she’d been able to fall asleep. She woke up on her own, unaware of how much time had passed. When her eyes adjusted, she looked outside and saw that the sun had shifted in the sky, signaling they had only a couple of hours before nightfall.

And when the darkness came, the last place Maya wanted to be was on the highway.

“Good morning,” Nick said.

Reno poked his head between the seats. “We couldn’t believe you fell asleep.”

“How far are we?” Maya asked. “From Cleveland, from the observatory.”

“Not far.” Nick glanced into the rearview mirror. “Right, Reno?”

Reno grabbed the unfolded map from the bench seat beside him. He looked at it, finding the place they were headed with a pen.

“Nah, it shouldn’t be too much farther now.”

“Are we going to get there before the sun goes down?” Maya asked. “I don’t want to—”

“We’ll be fine,” Nick said, cutting her off.

Maya wanted to believe that. So far, she’d managed to get by, but mostly with good luck. She didn’t want to have to depend on luck anymore.

As she looked out the window, something about the surroundings seemed familiar. The surrounding land was flat and open. Dozens of vehicles had been abandoned, but beyond the clogged shoulder stood nothing but open fields and a long stretch of four-lane highway.

It looks like the dream.

Except for the vehicles, it looked exactly like that first dream she’d had of Gerald, just a couple of nights before. The one where her ex-husband had forced her to watch Reno and her kids as they’d stared into the sky at dozens of attacking aliens.

Maya gasped.

Reno stuck his head between the seats and put his hand on her shoulder. “Shit, are you okay?”

Maya took a deep breath and nodded. She took hold of his hand and assured him that she was fine.

“We’ll be somewhere safe soon,” Nick said, reassuring her. “I promise.”

Reno pointed out the windshield. “I think that’s where we need to turn up there.”

Maya looked to where Reno was pointing—a dirt road with nothing but a faded green sign to signal it was even there.

Probably by habit more than anything else, Nick flicked on the turn signal and pressed the brakes. He turned the truck down the dirt road, slowing slightly. Dust kicked up, clouding the view outside of Maya’s window.

“Let me know when I’ve gotta turn again,” Nick said, glancing into the mirror again.

“There should only be one more turn,” Reno said. “And it’s like five miles up the road.”

Like when they’d gone out to Peter and Robin’s place, they were out in the middle of nowhere. This was slightly different, though. While the journey to the hidden underground lab had taken them through Kentucky—the countryside with trees, bluegrass fields, and gravel roads—their trip to the observatory looked different… full of dirt roads and dead trees.

The farther along they went, the more the scene reminded Maya of her dream. She had a brief moment of panic where she wondered if they would end up at the Warner and Swasey Observatory from her dream.

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