Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight
“Holy s**t,” Billy Ray said. “It looks like the sky is on fire, man. What does it mean? Is the world really ending after all?” He turned to Elger, hoping to find reassurance.
He wasn’t disappointed.
“That’s called the aurora borealis,” Elger calmly replied, looking back down at him. “Otherwise known as the northern lights.”
“What’s that?” Billy Ray asked. “Does it mean the power is back on up north?”
“No, dumbass.” Elger shook his head, but then his eyes softened. “Sorry. I guess not everyone in these parts knows about it. It’s a natural thing that happens in the sky sometimes, caused by the sun and magnetic energy or some crap. Usually you have to be pretty far north to see them, like Canada at least.”
“You ever see them before?”
“No.”
They both ga
