Lost in the Echo
“It had the same earthquake quality as before—barely a two on the Richter—but it felt sharper, like the thing burrowing up toward them was getting closer.
Griffin glanced at Frost beside him. She just looked back. He tried reading her eyes, searching for some kind of silent communication, but all he saw was anger. They might die here, and there was nothing they could do to stop it. Either these men would kill them or the roots would.
He gripped the metal pipe. It was thin but strong, not apt to bend easily. He looked over his shoulder and saw the pipe traveled the length of the wall. But was the pipe one long band or was it jointed? Surely there had to be a weak point. He thought if Cash was here, the man would know exactly where to find the weak point. But the man was back in town, trying to get the power going in the rest of the homes that hadn’t been retrofitted. His thoughts turned to Avalon, who was still craving Oxy—would no doubt crave it for quite some time—and he wished he cou...ld have spent a few extra minutes with her before leaving.MoreLess
Griffin glanced at Frost beside him. She just looked back. He tried reading her eyes, searching for some kind of silent communication, but all he saw was anger. They might die here, and there was nothing they could do to stop it. Either these men would kill them or the roots would.
He gripped the metal pipe. It was thin but strong, not apt to bend easily. He looked over his shoulder and saw the pipe traveled the length of the wall. But was the pipe one long band or was it jointed? Surely there had to be a weak point. He thought if Cash was here, the man would know exactly where to find the weak point. But the man was back in town, trying to get the power going in the rest of the homes that hadn’t been retrofitted. His thoughts turned to Avalon, who was still craving Oxy—would no doubt crave it for quite some time—and he wished he cou...ld have spent a few extra minutes with her before leaving.MoreLess
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