Krisis (After the Cure book 3)
“A woman outside moaned in pain and the Congregation’s hymn floated over both in eerie harmony. The kitchen was hot and thick with sickly-sweet dust. Ruth’s back ached as she divided the straw into individual portions and then wrapped them for the kettle. They were a dozen doses short.
“We don’t have enough,” she said and glanced up at Juliana. Juliana rubbed a greasy arm over her sweaty forehead. It left a brown smear of poppy dust behind.
“Isn’t the early crop ready?”
Ruth shrugged. “I didn’t ...get a chance to check. But we need to warn Bernard anyway.”
“I wish we could save the food.” Juliana sighed and cut another disk from the coffee filter.
“I’ll get what’s ripe, but it’s still pretty early. And we had to plant late this year.”
Juliana sighed. “I know. I think about it constantly.” She plunked down into a nearby chair and rubbed her eyes with the palms of her hands. “A week earlier or a few extra feet plowed or a couple more hours of weeding and watering and we wouldn’t be here.MoreLess
“We don’t have enough,” she said and glanced up at Juliana. Juliana rubbed a greasy arm over her sweaty forehead. It left a brown smear of poppy dust behind.
“Isn’t the early crop ready?”
Ruth shrugged. “I didn’t ...get a chance to check. But we need to warn Bernard anyway.”
“I wish we could save the food.” Juliana sighed and cut another disk from the coffee filter.
“I’ll get what’s ripe, but it’s still pretty early. And we had to plant late this year.”
Juliana sighed. “I know. I think about it constantly.” She plunked down into a nearby chair and rubbed her eyes with the palms of her hands. “A week earlier or a few extra feet plowed or a couple more hours of weeding and watering and we wouldn’t be here.MoreLess
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