Chapter 19
Time dragged out around us in the darkness. Every now and then, I dared to peer around the wall and look at the well-lit part of the tunnel under the Junction. I saw the monorail train gleaming in the overhead lights. I saw workers polishing the train’s steel exterior. I saw an open hatch on the back of the train that was filled with wires and circuits, and I saw more workers tinkering with the electronics to get the train back into good order. The Officers kept their backs to us, so I knew no one knew we were there, but I still didn’t take any chances. I limited my glimpses to less than a minute, my gaze roving over everything as fast as possible, trying to take in everything at once.
No one appeared ready to call it a day, and the Officers’ backs stayed ramrod stiff, as if t
