Missing! (2004)
“CHAPTER 2 “Have you got time?”
Amanda Simak turned at the sound of Sean’s voice. Her tired, lined face creased into a smile. “Time for what?”
“For a talk.” Sean caught up with her. He had waited in the passageway near her room, hoping to catch her on her way to the Administration offices. “Jenny’s worried about the water in Lake Ares.”
“We all are.” Amanda crinkled her nose and picked at Sean’s messy hair. Most of the colonists wore their hair short, but he had let his grow. “Sean, I wish you’d... try to be a little neater. I know it’s hard to stay clean, but—”
Sean shrugged. “I’m on today’s shower schedule. Not much sense before I get in from the greenhouse, though. It’s always hot in there. Seriously, is there any alternative to drawing water from the lake?”
They walked side by side, taking up two-thirds of the narrow passageway. Sean opened all the doors for her—the doors were color-coded to direct colonists to safe areas in the event of a blowout.MoreLess
Amanda Simak turned at the sound of Sean’s voice. Her tired, lined face creased into a smile. “Time for what?”
“For a talk.” Sean caught up with her. He had waited in the passageway near her room, hoping to catch her on her way to the Administration offices. “Jenny’s worried about the water in Lake Ares.”
“We all are.” Amanda crinkled her nose and picked at Sean’s messy hair. Most of the colonists wore their hair short, but he had let his grow. “Sean, I wish you’d... try to be a little neater. I know it’s hard to stay clean, but—”
Sean shrugged. “I’m on today’s shower schedule. Not much sense before I get in from the greenhouse, though. It’s always hot in there. Seriously, is there any alternative to drawing water from the lake?”
They walked side by side, taking up two-thirds of the narrow passageway. Sean opened all the doors for her—the doors were color-coded to direct colonists to safe areas in the event of a blowout.MoreLess
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