Sedulity (Book One) Impact by Forsyth David

Author:Forsyth, David [Forsyth, David]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-03-07T05:00:00+00:00

Lydia roused herself from depression and rose to look out the little window again. The water level in that part of Broadway had dropped significantly in the past few minutes. She estimated it was only about a foot deep now. Either the water was still draining below, or the pumps were doing their job. She hoped it was the latter. Bracing her legs against the back wall of the narrow bypass route, she pushed as hard as she could against the water pressure holding the door closed. The door grudgingly opened a crack and warm seawater spilled into her previously dry haven. It took a good twenty seconds for the water level in the bypass compartment to equalize. Then the door opened smoothly and Lydia waded out onto Broadway. She paused to close the door and secure it, so anyone following her route would be able to use the bypass from the other side.

The equatorial seawater was warm and only came up to her calves. It was almost refreshing and Lydia waded down the corridor with renewed hope and purpose. She saw a minor whirlpool in an alcove and surmised that there were stairs or some other opening that was draining the water, hopefully towards the pumps. She avoided approaching that area and realized that if she survived this, she would never look at a draining sink or bathtub, not to mention a flushing toilet, quite the same way. That brought a slight smile to her face. It broadened when she considered how she must look, especially with all the extra makeup she had applied to play her role as Neptune’s Queen in the Line Crossing ceremony. Her current appearance probably resembled a waterlogged zombie or equally horrifying creature from the netherworld.

Another closed watertight door faced her a hundred feet down Broadway, but she saw several branching corridors in between. Surely one of them must lead to some stairs or a ladder going up to areas of the ship she was more familiar with. She was about to start a systematic search of each possible exit route when she notice a lighted sign protruding into the corridor. It was a white square with a big red cross in the center. Could that be a route to the Medical Center?

Ignoring other options, Lydia hurried through the shallow water to reach the sign. It was set above a door with an arrow pointing up and the words “Med Center” stenciled across it. She was overjoyed, until she noticed the water spilling out from where the door met the frame. It was not quite a watertight door, but it was in the closed position and seemed to be holding back a lot of water. It leaked from all the way around the door, even from the upper jam, signifying that there was a lot of water behind it. This door had no window in it, but Lydia could picture several terrifying possibilities.

If what lay beyond the door was a short stairway up to the Medical Center, then there might not be too much water behind it.

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