Chapter 2: The Straight RoadHere to There
Fletcher ran until finally he had to stop, gasping for breath. He slowly looked around. The only light was a pale, pale grey, coming from below, where the wall met the floor. He was surrounded by smooth, black stone, roof, floor, walls. Still breathing hard, Fletcher pressed his back to the wall and slid to the floor.
What have I done? What have I done? What am I going to do? I didn’t even think; I just did it. What an i***t.
For one painful moment, Fletcher thought of turning around, running back to Paul. He would be running to a life he didn’t want to imagine. He would be at Paul’s side, his servant, his canary. He would be doing things for Paul—looking for people like Sam, hunting them, capturing them. He would be back with all his fears and
