Captains and Officers

by Rea

..."Pasha, they're gone. Now is our chance to get out of here." Putting the map in front of his face, she outlined the tunnels they would follow. "Look, if we go back the way we came, they'll probably get us. But if we take the tunnel where the trains are still running, we should be all right." Starring into Pavel's blank face, she tried again. "Okay. You said that there weren't any rats in the abandoned tunnels right? Well, there are in the new ones. I saw one the other day."

Still not getting a response, she angrily reached over and shook him. "For god's sake, listen to what I'm telling you, eh? There are rats, so that means those monsters don't go there! Pasha, snap out of it!"

Pavel was still for a moment, but then started to shake. "Elora, I am so cold. I don't think I can make it. You should go without me. Get help."

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