Life Unnormal by Jill Caplin

Author:Jill Caplin [Caplin, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-05T22:00:00+00:00

17

Tunnels

Tessa wanted to create a distance from the exit, so they started walking in one direction.

“My parents said they’d try to go to the Glenside New City.”

“Hope they made it.”

They started walking for what she first felt like several hours in one direction until they hit a split. She tugged on his arm, breathing hard and needing to take a short break.

Sometimes the distances between the tunnels seemed to Tessa like they went on forever. Coming from the east, they kept heading in the opposite direction.

Her insides felt cold even with the two layers. As they walked, Tessa kept feeling surrounded by concrete walls, passageways from one to another. It seemed to her the dull lighting cast their shadows on the walls.

The long walks felt like Tessa trudged up several flights of stairs. Stopping to rest, she showed Aden the contents of the bag, which included the food, a water container, and the sewing kit. He smiled. They drank a few sips of water.

“Nice of someone to give you some stuff,” Aden said.

“Met some kind people,” Tessa said. “Except when they called my family.”

“Never did like that word they used.”

“Doesn’t make sense to me. The owners don’t even treat them like family.”

“You know, I salvaged a few items myself,” Aden said, as he opened the bag he carried. He showed her two light sticks, a small knife, two water bottles, and a compass.

“It’s great you brought those things with you.”

“We’ll have to guard this compass. Maybe the only way to the Glenside entrance of that New City.”

“You have that knife. Think other people live in the tunnels?”

“There must be people who found a way to wander these tunnels just like us.”

“Let’s get going. You need to rest?”

“No. We can take turns keeping watch while we take a few breaks.”

Their plan of walking and then each taking short naps worked for several hours until Tessa had to stop and rest. Her legs heavy like potato sacks and her feet burning, she examined Aden’s ashen face thinking he must also be exhausted.

They balanced time between resting and walking. Tessa had to admit the closer they were to her destination, the more it made it harder for her to sleep on the hard ground. The dimmed lighting also made it too difficult to judge the time of day.

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