Cold Energy: the Alex Cave Series, #2 by James M. Corkill

Author:James M. Corkill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Alien technology, Alien artifacts, Alien contact, Climate catastrophe, Human extinction, Ice age, pirates, spaceships, Techno-thriller, Science Fiction Mystery
Publisher: James M. Corkill
Published: 2015-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

MOUNT BAKER:

Jamie wondered where Wesley was going as they walked across another logging road back into the trees. It would be much easier on his ribs if they stayed on a road, since every time he had to step over a fallen tree trunk, she could see him wince.

Twenty minutes later, they stepped out of the trees and the Hummer and trailer were right in front of them. “This really is your mountain, Wesley.” She looked over at him and he was grinning. “I don’t know why you’re so happy. You’re going to have to back that trailer a long way to get out of here.”

“That’s not a problem. I just realized if you weren’t along, I might have been trapped in that ice cave.”

“I’m glad you asked me to go with you.”

“I didn’t. You invited yourself, remember?”

She gave him a quick grin. “How old are you, Wesley?”

He was surprised and hesitated, wondering why she wanted to know. “I’ll be fifty in April. Why?”

“Have you ever thought about shaving and getting a haircut?”

“Now listen, Miss Representative. We may be friends, but don’t try to change me.”

Jamie put her hands on her hips. “You don’t have to get all huffy about it. I didn’t mean you had to do it.”

“Damn straight, I don’t.”

“I bet you’re not bad looking under all that hair.”

He turned away and studied his situation. “Help me get the trailer off the road.”

Jamie walked to the door of the Hummer and tossed her backpack inside. When Wesley stepped up beside her, she slipped the strap off his shoulder and heard him sigh as she tossed it in with hers. “I bet that’s a relief, too.” When he didn’t reply, she looked over and saw him staring at the river and turned to see why. “It looks like we can cross it now.”

“This shouldn’t be happening, Jamie. The water level is dropping because something is holding it back.”

“What? How?”

He walked around the front of the Hummer and gently climbed into the cab. “That’s a good question. Guide me back into that wide area so I can leave the trailer. We need to find out why.”

***

SPARROW VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL:

Derek closed his locker and tried to avoid the other students looking at him. Word had gotten around that his uncle was a geology instructor, and during an earlier class, the students stared at him when the ground moved. He tried to avoid any groups of people wanting to know what happened, since if they knew the whole story, they might panic, so it was better to play ignorant.

He walked down the hallway to the exit doors and saw Jessica waiting on the other side of the glass. He was sure she would hound him for answers, and as he stepped out through the doorway, Jessica stepped in his way.

“I’ve wanted to talk to you all afternoon, Derek. I looked everywhere.”

“I was hiding.”

“From Me?”

“From everyone.” He turned and began making his way toward the parking lot.

Jessica stared after him for a moment, then hurried to walk beside him.

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