The Five-Day Dig
“ANOTHER person let out a sob.
“Are you all right, Winnie?” Chaz asked, pushing her hair out of her face.
Just looking into his eyes made her feel better. She wrapped her arms around him. Her heart pounded, but nothing hurt. “I think so. Are you?”
“I’m fine.” He kissed the top of her head.
Over his shoulder, she saw Hank dab his sleeve at a trickle of blood on his forehead. The scrape didn’t look deep, thank goodness.
Jack sat on the other side of Hank with a stunned expression on his face, but ...he wasn’t wincing or holding any body parts. So far, it appeared they’d gotten off easy.
Loosening her hold on Chaz, she looked around the dusty cavern of a room. Vaulted ceilings stretched over an empty central pool with some sort of a mosaic on the bottom. Three empty pedestals stood beside the pool on another tiled floor. On the opposite side of them, a series of archways appeared to lead to other rooms.
Beside her, Amara yelped as she pulled her foot out from under a chunk of masonry.MoreLess
“Are you all right, Winnie?” Chaz asked, pushing her hair out of her face.
Just looking into his eyes made her feel better. She wrapped her arms around him. Her heart pounded, but nothing hurt. “I think so. Are you?”
“I’m fine.” He kissed the top of her head.
Over his shoulder, she saw Hank dab his sleeve at a trickle of blood on his forehead. The scrape didn’t look deep, thank goodness.
Jack sat on the other side of Hank with a stunned expression on his face, but ...he wasn’t wincing or holding any body parts. So far, it appeared they’d gotten off easy.
Loosening her hold on Chaz, she looked around the dusty cavern of a room. Vaulted ceilings stretched over an empty central pool with some sort of a mosaic on the bottom. Three empty pedestals stood beside the pool on another tiled floor. On the opposite side of them, a series of archways appeared to lead to other rooms.
Beside her, Amara yelped as she pulled her foot out from under a chunk of masonry.MoreLess
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