Chapter Thirty-FourThe roaring intensified and Samantha found her screams drowned out as she tried to protect her ears. When she thought her head was ready to explode, the roaring turned into the boom of a colossal impact.
Thick, reinforced windows shattered, spraying those nearby with glass. Everybody was thrown to the floor by the force of the shockwave.
Samantha was the first to her feet, helping her mother up.
Eva mouthed some words and Samantha realised she had lost her hearing. She frowned, concentrating on her mother's mouth.
“What happened?”
She shrugged, then noticed one of the monitors was still functioning. Turning her mother toward the monitor she pointed.
On the screen was the last place Io had been standing before the impact. A hole about ten feet across was filled with
