The Paradise War
“I waited and listened, and every thirty seconds or so I’d call his name. I sat with my head near the hole, but I didn’t hear a sound. Tentatively, I pushed through the brush and stuck my head into the cairn. Pitch-dark, as I expected. I could see nothing. Thinking that perhaps my eyes would get used to the darkness, I lay down and wriggled, kicking myself through the opening as I had seen Simon do.
As Simon had indicated, the place was dry, and, to my surprise, a good deal warmer than the air ...outside. It smelled of must and mildew, like a cave. I sat hunched near the entrance and waited for my eyes to adjust. Even when they did, I could not see my hand in front of my face.
Still, I did not need to see to know that Simon was no longer there.
“Simon?” I called. My voice filled the stone beehive of the cairn. “Very funny, Simon! You can come out now. Simon?”
No answer.
I shouted louder. “I know you can hear me, Simon. Come out from wherever you are and let’s go, okay? Come on, now.MoreLess
As Simon had indicated, the place was dry, and, to my surprise, a good deal warmer than the air ...outside. It smelled of must and mildew, like a cave. I sat hunched near the entrance and waited for my eyes to adjust. Even when they did, I could not see my hand in front of my face.
Still, I did not need to see to know that Simon was no longer there.
“Simon?” I called. My voice filled the stone beehive of the cairn. “Very funny, Simon! You can come out now. Simon?”
No answer.
I shouted louder. “I know you can hear me, Simon. Come out from wherever you are and let’s go, okay? Come on, now.MoreLess
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