Sneak by Angler Evan

Author:Angler, Evan [Angler, Evan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religious, juvenile fiction, Christian, Speculative Fiction, Action & Adventure
ISBN: 1400318424
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Amazon: 1400318424
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Goodreads: 13650355
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2012-09-04T06:00:00+00:00

Evan Angler

They were elated and hopeful, eager for shelter, company, a

meal, direction . . .

So much so that not one of them saw it when they passed by.

They didn’t even notice it in the corners of their eyes, scrawled on the picket fence just a little ways toward the house. But it was there. For anyone who knew to look.

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Seven

House Arrest

1

Well, come on, then,” the man said, and

he motioned Logan and Hailey and Dane over.

When the three of them got to his hatchway, they could see

that the man was standing on a staircase made of rock and hard-packed dirt below ground. They couldn’t tell where the stairs led, but it was warm under there, with an inviting, yellow glow.

“Well?” the man said. “State your purpose. Out with it.”

Hesitantly, Hailey responded. But it wasn’t anything she said.

Instead, Hailey feigned a yawn, and she motioned a big stretch with her hands out. As she did, Hailey made sure to sweep a wide arc with one arm, as if she were outlining a hill.

The man narrowed his eyes. He frowned for a moment. Then,

with his hand, he made another wide arc, outlining a valley instead of a hill. The gestures were feet apart and drawn only in the air, but it was clear to the four of them: together, they’d made the fisher’s symbol.

“River kids, are ya?” the man asked.

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Evan Angler

“That’s right.”

“It’s a long ways from the nearest anchor. And it’s late. You

three must be tired.”

“Yes, sir,” Dane said. He was swaying a bit even as he said it.

“All right. Down you go, then.” And the man slid the plank

over and onto the grass. “Rivergoers! ” he yelled to all the folks looking on from various other spots across the valley. “We’ve guests tonight! If you would,” he said more quietly to Dane, who trailed the other two, and the man pointed to the plank.

He then turned and walked down the steps, Hailey and

Logan and Dane following, and Dane replaced the cover behind

him as he did.

“Weather’s not safe in these parts. Hasn’t been for years,” the man said. “Plus we’re not too far from the Beacon sprawl. Can’t risk DOME’s satellite eye, and anyway, can’t abide the harsh climate.

Hurricanes, hailstorms, heat waves, fires, frosts . . . you name it, we’ve had it. Don’t know what to make of that, except that this community here is better off underground. Keeps us cooler in the heat, warmer in the cold, drier in the wet, and safer in any raid attempts.

“My neighbors and I,” the man continued. “We’re too old for

this life of ours not to be at least a little less risky these days. Not like you kids.”

The four of them—Logan, Hailey, Dane, and the elderly

man —sat at a little wooden table with two burning candles on it.

The room was carved right into the dirt of the ground, with floors and walls irregularly shaped around rocks that must have been too difficult to remove.

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