ISLAND IN THE SAND
PART XXXI
The hatch to the tunnel closed slowly behind them. Star and Jameson stood side by side, rifles held out and down in front of their chests, ready to be brought into firing position if any threat appeared in front of them. But nothing appeared in front of them. The heavy see-through door at their backs, that didn’t look heavy at all, chinked shut with a slightly hollow and deep finality. Star glanced over her shoulder. There was no spinner mounted on the inside of the door. How could it be opened from inside the tunnel? But that was a possible worry for later, she realized, as she snapped her attention back to staring into the hypnotic round perfection of the slightly bending tunnel which seemed to disappear out into a distant dot of infinity.
She let her eyes stray around her. The tunnel surface wasn’t flat. The entire tube was rounded, with no hint of how supplies could be hauled, one way or the other. There were no tracks or overhead trolley slots. There were no lights. The only light bled out of the walls themselves. The light was faint and white, and the tunnel was moving. Star realized that while both she and Jameson had remained rooted to their spots, the tunnel had started moving.
Hot diggety.
Thanks Glenn, a great compliment all in two words…
Semper fi,
Jim
Ahh! The plot thickens!!! Great read LT!
Thanks Jerry, means a lot to me. Just finishing the next chapter so this hit the spot…
Semper fi,
Jim
Now that is an unexpected twist.
Yes, indeed, just wait for XXXII. More wild times coming along on this adventure…
Semper fi, and thanks,
Jim
Sometimes I can’t tell whether a typo is intended or not…but, am I correct to presume Jordon/Jordan just let all the entities know…ninety-one’s gone vigilante and y’all need to either saddle-up and join the posse…or, be no more than rendered-venison afterthoughts to the humanity that powers this complex, boys? Apparently Jameson also knows…”There’s about to be a New Sheriff in Town…”! I’m loving this lady at every age yet, never more than now… at XXXl !! Lookin forward to thirty-two!
Just finishing XXXII and its a rather deep dialogue driven chapter, as I approach the end of the first novel. There will be five in the series.
At least if I live that long! Thanks for you undying support DD…
Semper fi,
Jim