Chapter Twenty-Seven
“So we’re kind of screwed,” Evelle said.
“You said it,” Aliz said. “When the ship goes, it will take out the entire station.”
“How long before that happens?”
“I’ve never tried it myself. Probably a few days.”
And the Manila had been in dock for a few days already.
“How about we get out of here before that time?” Tina said.
“I would love to, but overwhelming the guards is very risky. We’ve already tried that once, when they came to bring food. Several of us got taken away. We haven’t seen them since, so we’re reluctant to try again without a plan because we’ll still need a skeleton crew to fly the ship, and if we lose too many people we might not be able to occupy all essential positions.”
Tina said, “I have some options.”
“What kind of options?” Aliz sounded i
