Daniel had seen faces at the school windows, he knew he had. Children mainly, their faces pressed against the glass, but some adult women too. He’d had the impression that the school was full of women and children. But now they were inside, standing in the school reception, it seemed as though the school was empty. Abandoned long ago and left to fall into disrepair.
Renton was leaning against the reception counter, breathing heavily. Sweat poured down his face, and his cheeks were scarlet with the effort he had made to get across the playground and into the building. He looked like he might just fall down at any moment.
“We have to hide,” Nuo said.
“Why?” Emily said. “We’re inside now, we’re safe from the dinosaurs.”
“It’s not the dinosaurs I’m thinking about,” Nuo said. “Those men who
