The Forsaken by Stevens Erica

Author:Stevens, Erica [Stevens, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Suspense, Paranormal, Horror
Amazon: B00KXHPA96
Goodreads: 22585316
Published: 2014-06-05T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Al,

Though he didn't much feel like walking into the stacks with them, he also refused to stand idly by as the others searched the library for any threat. "I'm going with them," he said to Mary Ellen.

She pushed back a strand of straggling brown hair from her eyes as she turned toward him. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure," he told her.

"I'll go with you," Donald volunteered.

Al glanced back at the group still standing by the door before nodding. Though he understood Mary Ellen's concern for Peter earlier, he didn't think the man would become a threat. They were all more than a little on edge with everything that was going on. He turned away from the group and began to walk forward with Donald at his side.

"I'll go with Xander and Riley, if you'll join Carl and John," he suggested.

"Sounds good," Donald agreed as they split up to follow their separate groups.

Xander turned his head to look back at him, but Riley remained focused on the ceiling and the tops of the shelves as she searched for a threat from up above. They waited for him to catch up to them before continuing forward.

The hush of the library was something he'd always appreciated over the years, but now he found it oppressive. The familiar squeak of a library cart, or the muffled turning of pages was something he would have greatly appreciated right now. Instead, all he heard was the inhale and exhale of those closest to him as they moved out of the row and toward the left while Carl, John, and Donald went to the right.

The beams from the flashlights carried by the others as they moved farther away, was the only indication Al had that they weren't completely alone within the disturbingly still building. It was confirmation that the others within their group hadn't simply disappeared, as it seemed that much of this town had.

It wasn't until they passed the next row of books that a strange sound began to penetrate the intense focus he'd had while searching each row. Xander stopped before him and tilted his head to the side to listen. Riley's brow furrowed, her mouth pursed as she turned toward them.

"What is that?" she whispered.

Al shook his head as Xander moved by her. Xander's flashlight bounced back and forth as he tried to locate the source of the noise. "It's coming from up ahead," Xander said as he continued onward.

Al and Riley stayed close on his heels as they continued to search through the stacks. Al kept expecting to come across the source of the noise, or some other threat, but each row they walked by revealed nothing. Al's certainty that they were going to be attacked at any second grew as they moved down the rows and the noise became louder.

"Is that water?" Riley asked.

Al started to shake his head no, but now that she had suggested the idea of water, he found himself agreeing that it did sound like a running water faucet.

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