tuyuquan0409

@@@@@It sat abandoned on the side of the field I stood very still, trying to hear somethingThe huge cavern was silent, and the silence was ominousWhere was everyone? Had they evacuated without me? A pang of fear and hurt shot through meBut they wouldn't have left without Doc, of courseThey would never leave DocI wanted to dart back through the long tunnel to make sure Doc had not disappeared, too They wouldn't go without us, either, sillyJared and Jamie and Ian wouldn't leave us behindLet's? check the kitchen? I jogged down the silent corridor, getting more anxious as the silence continuedMaybe it was my imagination, and the loud thumping of my pulse in my earsOf course there must be something to hearIf I could calm down and slow my breathing, I'd be able to hear voices But I reached the kitchen and it was empty, tooOn the tables, half-eaten lunches had been abandonedPeanut butter on the last of the soft breadApples and warm cans of soda My stomach reminded me that I hadn't eaten at all today, but I barely noted the twist of hunger The panic was so much stronger What if? what if we didn't evacuate soon enough? No!Mel gaspedo, we would have heard something! Someone would have? or there would be? They'd still be here, looking for usThey wouldn't give up until they'd checked everywhere So that can't be it Unless they're looking for us now I spun back toward the door, my eyes darting through the sha