sting!" some

he mine entrance shuddered

his time. The weak light fr

old!" Emily cried,

s attempt had failed. M

ouldn't

cutting through the rising panic. "

er leathery palm was slick with cold sweat. "Sarah, it

loe tried. They won't listen to her. Maybe... maybe they'll lis

r the main roads," Martha sai

ed. "Through the canyons. They won

l's Canyon. I'd head st

or and desperate hope. I was their last chance. I, the woma

ispered, her eyes filled with

a lump in

had used. It was small, fi

oor with whatever you can find," I ins

n. The air was foul, thick with decades of dust and decay. My stom

le, every pebble dislodged, so

he exit. It opened onto a steep, rocky s

om this vantage point, I could see parts of Red Rock. Black smoke billowed

he old dirt bikes was a

nd it, I scrambled down

d was u

ainst the wall. One looked more reliable

e caught on the third kick, a sputtering roar th

led onto the cracked seat

aimed it towards the narrow, almost invisibl

perched on the roof of the general stor

rging the bike faster, the rough te

past my ear, so clo

't loo