Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault by Candace Robinson

Author:Candace Robinson [Robinson, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

We need to find the portal out of here, but what if we don’t find one? The door squeaks when August opens and holds it for me. “Where should we start?”

The old street has only two directions, left or right. There are buildings up and down it, but there are no other streets to turn down which is strange.

“Let’s try left,” August suggests.

Going left it is. The sun is already shining in the sky, and the buildings are old and spectacular. There are no people out in the city, only us. Even the buildings appear to be closed and have no people within. Why is that? I walk over to one, peering into some of the windows. There is nothing except for furniture.

I glance at August and then back toward the window. “Where is everyone?”

August shrugs his shoulders. “I don’t even know. That seems to be the go to answer these days.”

We walk down the street again. When we get to the end of the row of buildings, there is finally an intersecting street. Before I reach it, I hit the barrier and am knocked back. August helps me catch my balance. It’s the same thing as before, I can push against it, but I can’t penetrate it.

August tells me to go left while he goes right. We pat it down like we did in Sleepy Hollow until we are forced to turn, where the barrier is not letting up.

I meet him back in the middle of the street. “Okay, so if this is like last time where this thing is a rectangle around the city, and it’s closed off right here and at the sides,” I point, “we should be able to go through the barrier at the other end.”

August doesn’t look surprised with my logic. “Agreed. Let’s go.”

There is no walking, we run. Everything is a blur as I pass. I don’t even look at buildings; I just look straight for my goal up ahead.

My heart is thundering in my chest. As I inch closer, I see a small village of houses up ahead, and some of them have smoke pouring out of their chimneys.

Suddenly, I smack into something and realize that it’s the end of the barrier. I’m launched backward. I fall straight to the ground on my butt. Then I manage to continue falling onto my right arm and scrape it on the rough ground.

August isn’t able to stop himself either and lands right beside me. “Well, shit.” He shakes his head, and his top hat has fallen off his head. How he was able to keep it on while running is amazing, but he stands up and kicks it with anger.

I’m purely annoyed, and more than anything, I don’t understand why the portal is still closed.

“Why do you think the barrier isn’t opening, August?” I breathe heavily.

He walks over and grabs my hand to help pull me off the ground, and I bring my arm up and cradle it.

His frustration is growing. “More of the same answers.

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