The Eruption by E. S. Richards & Mike Kraus

Author:E. S. Richards & Mike Kraus [Richards, E. S. & Kraus, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2019-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Mia’s hand involuntarily covered her mouth as she watched the woman stagger out from the helicopter. She looked desperate. Panicked. Like she had been certain she was going to die in there. No one knew precisely what to say as they watched her, the reality that she was free slowly sinking into her psyche.

“Thank you,” she eventually spoke, looking to Mia and each of the men in turn. “Thank you so much.”

“Let’s get you inside,” one of the men who’d been helping said. Mia realized she had never gotten either of their names, nor had she thanked them for coming to her assistance. The same could be said for Jorge. Mia was still slightly surprised by his arrival and everything he had done. Were it not for him, she doubted they would have been able to free the woman.

“Thank you,” the woman repeated as the man put his arm around her, starting to lead her into the airport. “You saved me.”

“It’s nothing,” came his reply. “We couldn’t just leave you in there. But what were you doing? Why were you flying during all of this?”

“It’s stupid,” the woman shook her head. “My boss, Jack, he…” she trailed off, looking back over her shoulder at the wreckage of the helicopter. Mia figured Jack had to be one of the dead men inside, the rest of the passengers not lucky enough to survive the crash. She wanted to hear the story of why they had been flying a helicopter through an ash cloud so thick you could barely see past your own nose, but first Mia knew they should all get back inside. She could hazard a guess why it had happened, but she couldn’t guess at how dangerous being out in the cloud for much longer and breathing in its toxins would be to them.

“It’s okay,” she spoke up from behind the woman. “You can tell us in a bit. We should get out of this cloud first. Find somewhere safe inside, away from the broken windows.”

Everyone in the group slowly nodded and agreed with Mia, the conversation fading as they walked the remainder of the short distance across the airstrip and into the building. Those who had stayed inside and watched the drama unfurl were silent as they entered. And rightly so. Mia was disappointed that so few had been willing to help, reminded once again of the selfishness of humankind. Steering her small group—minus the second man who went to return the cane to his father—to a quiet corner of the lobby, she hoped they would be given some peace to settle and find out the woman’s story.

“There,” Mia spoke softly once they were all somewhat separated from the rest of the survivors. They didn’t leave the lobby completely—despite there being many other areas in the airport where they could have had their discussion. Mia thought that might raise suspicions and she didn’t want to have to deal with any more questions from the people who were sheltering at the airport.

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