After we escaped from the passageways, we headed east and hoped we wouldn’t be seen. Jackson might not have known for long, but apparently it was long enough to form a plan. I just followed his lead. There wasn’t much else I could do because I had never thought further than escaping out of the darkness of the woods. Neither of us could use speed. It was too risky. Out in the open, anyone could have seen us. It turned out that Jackson had known about my plans longer than I had realised. As soon as he had worked it out, he decided that he would follow me. That I needed him more than anyone else, and he was so right about that.
In the days that followed, I realised I would never have been able to do it without him. I had suggested we go back for my car on the off chance it was still at the u
