Chapter 32
“Get up! Thomas, GET UP!”
It sounded like Eileen, but very far away.
“Get up. Now!”
People keep saying that to me.
Someone slapped him, hard and stinging. “GET UP!”
Eileen’s voice was suddenly much closer. Thomas’s eyes snapped open just in time for Eileen to hit him again. His head rocked to the side. He brought his hands up to protect his face.
“I’m up, I’m up!” Thomas blinked until his eyes focused. The night was much darker than when they had left the bishop’s house. The moon had set, leaving only the stars to cast what little light they gave down on them all. Thomas shook his head, rubbing his face to clear away the effects of the slaps. “I’m up. Why are you hitting me?”
“Get on your feet.” Eileen pulled him into a sitting position. “They’re coming and you have to g
