Close to the Edge (Westen #2)
“It seemed to take forever.“Careful, Deke,” she whispered into the mic. Her chest ached so badly every inch she got farther away from Gage.Each movement could bring tons of soil down, crushing him. Oh God, how could she leave him down there? If he didn’t make it out of that shaft, she’d just die, too.She sank her teeth into her lip. Now that he could hear with the radio equipment, no way was she going to let him hear her cry.Suddenly two pairs of hands grasped her heels.“Gotcha,” Deke said as they hauled her out of the hole.Once she was on the surface, she squinted at the bright lights and snatched the mask from her face.“Get him out of there!”“We’re working as fast as we can.” Deke helped her off with the air tank and jacket she’d worn down the shaft. “We need you to draw us a picture of what the underground room and tunnels looked like before the explosions.”She blinked and looked around. Huge stadium-type lights, mounted on truck trailers, sat spread in a semi-circle safely on the b...arn side of the area.MoreLess
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