Down And Out: A Young Adult Dystopian Adventure (The Undercity Series Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
He groaned and rubbed the sore muscles in his neck. After a day of digging, writing was supposed to be fun and relaxing. Yeah, right. The blank sheet mocked him. Well, sort of blank aside from a row of faded images, the lingering little hints of a past well gone. He drew his tin lamp closer though the stench of the rancid oil wasn’t pleasant. Tipping his page toward the flame, he studied the words to decipher what they might mean. ‘No, 051-red and b ue – 200 pie es’ Disappointed, he frowned—some inventory list, not interesting. Still, paper was hard enough to come by so he didn’t complain. Luck helped him find the box filled to overflowing with lots of usable sheets on their last hunt earlier in the day. His father said anything marked recyclables had no value, so he collected enough to share with his sister and keep him writing for a while. One of the best parts of his job as a junk hunter was keeping what his father did not think would sell. He scribbled, ‘It was a dark and stormy night,’ and paused, making a face.
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