THE SECOND TRIP

Alice and I start sorting out the office. Derick has sent a large pin board to us. We put all the maps on the large board so that we can refer to them when needed. It is a quiet day. We spend today talking while we work.

Late afternoon the men appear in the office. They look tired and dirty. I want to go to Brent to hug him but he indicates that I should not. I believe it is because he feels that he wants to shower first. Alice and I stand on the other side of the table while the men check if everyone is there.

"So, how did it go?" Alice asks Jake.

"It actually went really well." Jake told her "the tunnel is really filthy but we moved most of the stuff away. The door is now accessible from the inside. When we go again we will be able to enter the basement."

I take a step closer to Jake

"Do you know what is in the basement?" he looks at me and then looks at the other men.