Echoes by Alice Reeds

Author:Alice Reeds [Reeds, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-fi;survival;enemies to lovers;bad boy;international;stranded;conspiracy; Young Adult Science Fiction; Dystopian Romance eBooks; Young Adult Romantic Mystery eBooks; Young Adult Contemporary Romance eBooks; Young Adult Social Issues eBooks; Young Adult Action; Adventure eBooks; Young Adult Survival Stories eBooks; Young Adult Politics; Government Fiction eBooks; Young Adult School; Education Fiction eBooks; Young Adult Friendship Fiction eBooks; Young Adult New Experience Fiction eBooks; Young Adult Violence Fiction eBooks; Young Adult Thrillers; Suspense; Young Adult Romantic Mysteries; Thrillers; Young Adult Science Fiction; Dystopian Romance; Young Adult Mystery; Thriller Action; Adventure; Young Adult Survival Stories; Young Adult Loners; Outcasts Fiction; Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction; Young Adult Contemporary Romance; Young Adult Science Fiction Action; Adventure; Young Adult Horror; Young Adult Martial Arts; Young Adult Violence
Publisher: Entangled TEEN
Published: 2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

The Island

“What makes you think the pilot has a lighter?”

“I remember the stench, the reek of death and the distinct smell of smoke, cigarette smoke,” I said and wrinkled my nose at the memory, something I would never forget no matter how much I tried.

“So, you’re basically suggesting that we dig him up and look through his pockets in hopes of finding a lighter?” Miles looked like he more than just hoped that I wasn’t suggesting that. I wished I wasn’t.

Before I could change my mind, I took his wrist and pulled him away from the cockpit. “I hate this plan as much as you do, but we don’t have another choice.”

We looked through the metal pieces lying around until we found two that seemed like they could act as shovels. It was either the metal or our hands, the latter an option I didn’t want to consider for a second time.

I led the way to the shallow grave. If I hadn’t been the one who’d dug it, I wouldn’t even notice that it was there. Somehow that made me feel bad, though not as bad as the fact that we had to exhume him and raid his pockets. All these things we had to do that I never thought I would be capable of. I wished I didn’t have to do them, wished that there was an easy escape route, like a safe word that would call the entire thing off, but of course there wasn’t. This wasn’t a game.

It had been a few days since I buried the pilot, which meant that his body would now be even further into the decaying process. He would smell way worse than last time. We didn’t have anything to shield us from the stench, my stomach turning at the mere thought. The only thing I could hope was that it would be over quick.

Digging the pilot up was the easy part of our plan, the most tiring, but still easier. Together it took us surely only half as much time to do the job than it took me on my own. Once we reached him and saw him lying in his pilot suit, covered in dirt, his skin bloated and awfully discolored, my stomach flipped once more. I’d already seen him, and four other corpses, but the sight was still just as harrowing.

“One of us needs to look in his pockets,” I said and looked at Miles. For a moment, all I saw on his face was disgust, but then it was replaced by determination.

“I will,” he said, his voice strong. “You should stand guard in case the damn bear decides to show itself again.”

“Are you sure?”

He nodded.

I walked away, just a few feet, not too far, so he could get it over with. Listening to the jungle around us, searching for any indication that the bear was coming or as much as nearby, my hand reaching absentmindedly for my bracelet, I still watched Miles take a deep breath with closed eyes.

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