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Chapter Forty-One
“You’re lucky this isn’t a stick shift.” He tries to laugh.
“Stick shift?”
“Manual transmission.”
“What’s that?”
“A little more complicated.”
I bite my lip. “Do you remember where we left James and
Kenji?” I don’t even want to consider the possibility that
they’ve moved. Been discovered. Anything. I can’t fathom
the idea.
“Yes.” I know he’s thinking exactly what I’m thinking.
“How do I get there?”
Adam tells me the right pedal is for gas. The left is to
brake. I have to shift into D for drive. I use the steering
wheel to turn. There are mirrors to help see behind me. I
can’t turn on my headlights and will have to rely on the
moon to light my way.
I turn on the ignition, press the brake, shift into drive.
Adam’s voice is the only navigation system I need. I release
the brake. Press the gas. Nearly crash into a wall.
This is how we finally get back to the abandoned building.
Gas. Brake. Gas. Brake. Too much gas. Too much brake.
Adam doesn’t complain and it’s almost worse. I can only
imagine what my driving is doing for his injuries. I’m
grateful that at least we’re not dead, not yet.
I don’t know why no one has spotted us. I wonder if maybe
Warner really is dead. I wonder if everything is in chaos. I
wonder if that’s why there are no soldiers in this city.
They’ve all disappeared.
I think.