Intuition by Leigh Walker

Author:Leigh Walker [Walker, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CMG Publishing
Published: 2017-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

14

Close Encounters

Finn didn’t let anyone else take a turn driving, but he didn’t seem tired. We got on a different highway near the base and headed in the opposite direction. The road was empty as though everyone had fled in the opposite direction.

My bad feelings persisted. There were no yays.

Emma dozed next to me, but I was too scared to close my eyes. Finn got off on an exit at some point, and we headed down a quiet road. Even though it was still dark, I could sense that there wasn’t much to see.

As the night turned into dawn, I could see that we traveled on a two-lane highway. Scrubby grass stretched out for miles on the flatlands bordering either side. Mountains rose in the distance, a sharp contrast to the level uniformity surrounding us. We drove through Doña Ana County, then a town called Williamsburg, then took the exit for Truth or Consequences.

We didn’t pass anyone. We didn’t see a soul.

Emma opened her eyes as the sky started to lighten. “We’re still on the road?”

“We just got off the exit,” Finn said.

The others started to rouse, rubbing their eyes and looking out the windows. “Have you seen anyone?” Josh asked, his voice still thick with sleep.

“No one,” I answered.

Finn’s gaze met mine in the rearview mirror. “It’s pretty weird, isn’t it?”

“Especially with that traffic jam going the other direction,” Emma agreed. “I wonder if there was someone directing them, some sort of reason everyone was going that way. I don’t know why I can’t see anything. It’s so frustrating.”

“Didn’t you have a vision after the broadcast?” I asked.

She nodded, but she looked sour. “I had a few, but they didn’t make much sense. Something about Micah kneeling on the ground. And then in another one, we were at some weird party, at that place with the pool. It was nothing that resembled reality.”

“This is it.” Finn pulled the bus off the exit and into the town. He drove down what looked like the main street because it was filled with small shops that looked abandoned.

He parked the bus. “I gotta get off for a minute and stretch my legs.”

“Good idea.” Micah was right behind him.

We all filed out and stood on the sidewalk. I ate a protein bar while I stretched my legs. The boys went around the corner to pee.

Morgan rolled her eyes. “They’re so lucky they can do that.”

“We can probably go into one of these stores to find a bathroom.” Maya gestured farther down the block. “They look deserted. Let’s check it out.”

We followed Maya down the street. She ducked into the first storefront she saw but then stopped in her tracks. “Did you hear that?”

“No,” Emma looked around. “What was it?”

Morgan cocked her head to the side. “I hear something.” She looked at Rachel. “You don’t?”

Rachel shook her head. “Maybe it’s thoughts—”

“Shh,” Morgan closed her eyes.

Maya closed hers too, looking tense. She held up a finger, indicating we should wait a minute. “Someone’s in there.” She opened her eyes and looked at the door.

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