A Long Drive
# Chapter 1: A Long Drive _June 7'th 1988 08:00 Hours West Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England_ It wasn't the scents that woke me, nor the sounds, nor even the vibrations through the earth of dozens of feet treading the ground not...
Following the Fleeting Summer
# Chapter 14: Following the Fleeting Summer This time I awoke in complete darkness. I'd had just the presence of mind to switch off my flashlight before the counter hit zero - I didn't want to waste any extra battery power. For a moment I...
A Cold and Chilly Night
# Chapter 13: A Cold and Chilly Night There wasn't much more we could accomplish that night. Ornthi still wasn't talking to me, and Jon wouldn't go much further than superficial information - even after I'd relayed him our story. He didn't exactly...
Inversion
# Chapter 12: Inversion When the sun came up the next morning, she was still in my arms. I'm sure she had tried to wriggle free of my embrace during the night, but I'd held fast. My face was still buried in her hair, but it had done little to keep...
Cracked and Weathered Spires
# Chapter 11: Cracked and Weathered Spires Rebeca was in front of me a moment later, fussing over my wounds that we both knew would be gone in a matter of moments. English stood just out of reach, he wasn't so worse for wear as he'd only had his...
On the run, on a ragged road
# Chapter 10: On the run, on a ragged road Gods, my head was pounding. It felt like I had the mother of all hangovers. I tried to pry myself off the bed where I'd fallen, but my arms were as weak as water. Opening my eyes looked little different...
A Talented Orator
Chapter 9: A Talented Orator We'd yet to see any evidence of pursuit from the buildings behind us, and that alone was enough to send my warning bells off and screaming. With the trail left by English and I, no one would have even the slightest...
Claw marks
# Chapter 8: Claw marks The world was still dark when I awoke, but that was mostly because I couldn't raise the effort to lift the lead weights that were my eyelids. What I could make out were the scents of woodsmoke, antiseptic... and her. Oh...
An Ageless Beauty
# Chapter 7: An Ageless Beauty The next morning came quickly, Amstys had me up and running almost before the dawn. The promise of making it to Calgary today seemed to give him new fire, and what few words I could get from of him last night were...
Nights Alone
# Chapter 6: Nights Alone My ears popped as we walked out of the mountain. We had to scale a sheer cliff to get back on the highway, I was just glad that none of us broke our necks. Back on the road all thoughts of the world seemed to slip...
Kicking Horse Pass
Chapter 5: Kicking Horse Pass The four of us, Jon, English, Rebeca, and I, left Merrett the next morning at sunrise. I was happy to put that place behind us. The book too, I left it back where I'd found it, next to the bed. I tried the radio...
Stowaway
# Chapter 4: Stowaway I hugged my parents goodbye and left before too much more could be said, I didn't want to give myself a reason to start crying. The only thing I stopped to grab were the maps in my bedroom. I'd always dreamed of traveling,...