Pious Deception
“Kiernan grabbed McKinley’s will and sprinted after him. She dropped the will in the Jeep and raced ONTO the downhill road, skidding in the loose dry earth. The boy was nearly a foot taller than she, with legs that seemed a yard longer. He hit the first switchback and shot down the next leg of the road, digging the sides of his boots into the steep banks. He was gaining.
Kiernan raced after him, tensing her ankles with each plant of a foot. The running shoes were useless here. The soil was too l...oose, with rocks the size of melons. She was guessing with each step, hoping the dirt she aimed her foot at was not concealing a sharp, uneven rock. She looked ahead, trying to judge the next ten yards, then glanced quickly over the edge of the road. The boy had cleared the next switchback. He was running all-out. Kiernan looked at the sheer hillside, frantically searching for a path down, a way to cut him off, but there was none. The hillside was too steep, with no trees to grab onto, but enough cacti to make a fall painful.MoreLess
Kiernan raced after him, tensing her ankles with each plant of a foot. The running shoes were useless here. The soil was too l...oose, with rocks the size of melons. She was guessing with each step, hoping the dirt she aimed her foot at was not concealing a sharp, uneven rock. She looked ahead, trying to judge the next ten yards, then glanced quickly over the edge of the road. The boy had cleared the next switchback. He was running all-out. Kiernan looked at the sheer hillside, frantically searching for a path down, a way to cut him off, but there was none. The hillside was too steep, with no trees to grab onto, but enough cacti to make a fall painful.MoreLess
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