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Chapter 8
We ran north along the bright-gloomy highway for what seemed an hour or more. Both of us, are out of breath but after seeing the man choose his death, the girl and I didnāt bother debating our next move. We just ran, again. Lots of running. I still donāt know who this child is. Clearly, I might be kidnapping. But just like Em and the mystery of the bloom, I havenāt had time to ask her who she belongs to as we scurry through the darkness and a way across the lava river.
And then it comes a second overpass thatās downhill and not as bright as the one before and still when we stop and I squint into the distance I see them, or the lack of light behind their silhouettes. The beefy beasts, with head signals, and yet there still isnāt a bloom among them. Theyāre just watching the light parade.
āCome on,ā I hush out and grab the girlās arm. We are tired of remaining close but then we remember our theory that the things are going for crowds, not ones and twos. But we still havenāt figured out why they cornered the man on the bridge, only that he escaped the darkness. Weāll have to enter the light but not as bright as the one before. I veer the girl to the left. She whips her head around and scans the skies. I do too. And just for fun, I look ahead, north and east as well. The scanning makes me stumble over my now damaged bare feet but regain my footing. Shoes are a good thing. This random thought blows through my mind. Not a good time for meaningless decisions.
I need to focus. I need to get us out of this. I need shoes, I think again as I stumble and skin my right toe, again.
Then the girl does something I donāt expect. She flings my arm away and starts hauling ass in front of me with her head turned back and wide eyes looking above me.
I donāt even look back. I know whatās there.
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