Carrie Asai - Samurai Girl 06 by The Book of the Heart

Author:The Book of the Heart
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-02-10T23:39:25+00:00

Andy returned with a bucket and a small jug of water. “You’ll have to make do with this,” he said. Hiro grunted in thanks.

“What’s that humming?” I said, pricking up my ears.

“You’re right next to the torpedo room,” Andy said blandly.

“The what?”

Andy crossed his arms, suddenly impatient. “I can’t stand here and explain all of this to you,” he said. “I’ve got to get out before all of us get killed. Just remember: Stay quiet, don’t turn on any lights, and someone will come and get you in California when we’ve docked.”

“What if there’s an emergency? Like a collision or something? And people have to evacuate?” Hiro asked.

Andy looked at us and shrugged. “Tough shit,” he said.

Then, without a good-bye, he left.

I flopped down on the bed. Above me Hiro tried to squeeze into his bunk.

“It’ll be okay,” he said. I could see, dimly, that he was really squashed in there, his legs bent at an unnatural angle. “I need to be more flexible anyway.”

I rolled my eyes. “Such a martyr,” I said. I was tense. This was creepy. We were next to a torpedo room? What if one of them detonated?

It was also super-cold in here. I wrapped my arms around myself and shivered. Andy had explained on the way down that the sub would be cold because it was powered by diesel fuel, but the fuel was much more critical for actually moving the sub toward its destination. Using the fuel for heat would be a waste.

Looking at my bunk—which was exactly the same size as Hiro’s, just on the bottom—I started to panic. This ship should be renamed U.S.S. Claustrophobia. There were no windows, we’d be thousands of feet underwater, and although it was just a routine mission—going back to San Diego in order to switch crews—there could still be high seas danger.

They could find us. We were right next to the crew. All they had to do was come and unlock this door….

I tried to lie down. The only way my legs would go straight was if I stuck them out the door. The pillow felt like a chunk of lead.

Titanic, this was not. The Love Boat, a definite no.

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