Chapter 16
Stares followed them as they made their way through the town. Children were pulled out of their path by adults, and whispers seemed to move faster than the wind.
They had started moving in the direction of the large building, but the ramps didn’t make sense.
Some houses were attached by the ramps to the ones catty-corner to them, but not the ones next door. A high ramp, held aloft by thick staffs of bamboo, looked like it should lead them directly to the roofless building. The thing shook so badly as they crossed its narrow slats, Maggie wasn’t sure it was actually meant for people to stand on.
Her nails biting into her palms, she took deep breaths, telling herself this would be the last walkway and then they would be at the big building. But when they reached the ground lev
