I know I fumbled through my cover up though. I can tell Eamon’s not buying it, nor is Aminah, and Zahra looks irritated that I’m getting so much attention. I wish she’d just head back to the kitchen to finish prepping lunch. Toren clenches and unclenches his fists at his sides. When he finally speaks, he sounds as if something is strangling his voice. “So, you’re saying the aliens are digging their way toward us?” I nod, nibbling on the broken edge of my fingernail. “I’m not sure how far they’ve reached, but judging by the increase in tremors I’d say it won’t be long until they find us. I can rest up a bit tonight and head out tomorrow to take a closer look.” “No! No way!” Eamon instantly protests. “You barely made it out alive this time. There’s no way I’m letting you go anywhere near that place again.” I can tell by the tilt of Zahra’s head that she’s contemplating siding with me on this one. I suppose a normal person would be thankful, but I’m not. “Look, I know what I’m doing now. I can get in and out without being detected. Bastien showed me the subway and I can just follow that to the other side of the city. I won’t even have to come up to the surface until I reach the dig site.”
