Dust passed through the door once again. He didn’t pause to listen to Randolph and Howard this time, but continued down the spiraling maze deeper and deeper into the silo until he reached the very bottom where Josie was being held.
He passed through the door with a growing urgency to get back to his room. He would have followed that urge if it wasn’t for the fact he knew that Josie was in desperate need of something to eat. He solidified into his corporal body as soon as he passed through the door.
“Dust!” Josie whispered, rising up from her pallet on the floor. “I didn’t imagine you; you are real!”
“Yes, I’m real,” Dust replied, reaching into his pockets and pulling out the energy bars. “I can’t stay, but I wanted to give you these. Hide what you don’t eat, including the wrappers. We n
