Page 47 (1/1)

Alainst the roof of the motorhome woke Michael who had fallen asleep a fewnext to Emma on the cold, hard floor The sound of the rain was deafening

He allowed himself to cautiously roll over and peer out from underneath the blanket which had covered them both since they&039;d been forced to try and disappear froht was low and he slowly climbed to his feet

His bones ached painfully as he stood upright The water running down the s blurred his view of the outside world The sudden lack of visibility coh cover to be able to riskaround He quickly worked his way around the sides of theeach ith heavy curtains and boards Also awake, Emma sat up and watched him in silence

When he&039;d finished she too crawled out of the shadows and stood next to hi h a narrow crack between the curtains at the nearest

&039;There are thousands of bodies here&039; He sloalked the length of the motorhome and sat down in the driver&039;s seat Erabbed hold of his hand

&039;So what do you want to do?&039; she asked &039;Don&039;t know&039; Michael gingerly lifted up another curtain edge and stared outside All that he could see were corpses Soaked by the heavy rain and tightly packed together, they were cra the &039;

&039;We&039;ve got to be right on top of the base,&039; he said &039;There must be an entrance round here somewhere These bodies wouldn&039;t be here if there wasn&039;t so them

We&039;re out in the middle of nowhere, for Christ&039;s sake&039; &039;So what do you suggest?&039; Michael didn&039;t answer iroup of bodies about a hundred meters away

For no apparent reason they see each other apart An unstoppable reaction to the sudden outburst of h

&039;All we can do is wait,&039; he replied &039;We either wait for the soldiers to appear again and try and get their attention or ait until this crowd starts to thin out and try and get away from here&039; &039;When&039;s that likely to happen?&039; He shrugged his shoulders

&039;No idea Sometime in the next six months I should think&039; She didn&039;t appreciate his answer &039;Be serious,&039; she sighed &039;We can&039;t just sit here indefinitely, can we?&039; He shrugged his shoulders again

&039;If we can&039;t get out of here then we don&039;t seem to have much choice&039;