บท 15: Chapter 15

He got out, pleased Adam was on his heels and hadn’t wasted time closing the hatch. A quick glance showed the carts they’d moved to the side were still in place and hadn’t moved, so things must have been quiet up here. They crossed the space to the stairs, jogged up them, and hurried to the doors. Lync turned on the Geiger counter, shoved the doors open, thrust out the wand, and held his breath, but the amount of radiation the machine ticked off wasn’t much more than it had recorded in the shelter.

Lync stepped out into the mall and waited for Adam to join him. The security gates were still locked down, and the amount of light they let in was minimal, even though it was early morning. The glass section of ceiling wasn’t letting in as much light as usual either, but Lync didn’t know if that was because of debris, a result of fallout, or if it was just cloudy because it was a rainy day.

“Okay.” He touched Adam’s arm. “Come on.”