Book 6: Rose Needs Us Now

Kelly

“Are you there?” asks Heather.

I’ve just started talking to Eli in the mind-link, so I must have sort of drifted off in the middle of my conversation with Heather. But Eli has good news, so I need to focus.

‘This piece of shit just started,’ he’s saying. ‘Hurry up and get to the garage, and let’s get the hell out of here before it changes its mind.’

“I need to find the garage,” I tell Heather.

She nods. All I have to do is gesture toward the door, and Trevor gets the picture. We’re more than ready to get out of here.

“We need to hurry,” I tell both of them.

We leave Pete behind, just sitting in the room. He’s stopped staring out the window finally, but now he’s just staring at the ceiling. No wonder things don’t get done around here.

Heather takes my haste seriously and practically runs toward what I’m hoping is the garage. I don’t know if there’s more than one, so I hope wherever she’s leading us is where Eli is