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“They think the tablet works.”
Bourne looked at me. “You seem hesitant.”
“What if…” I trailed off. “Bourne, do you think anyone will respond?”
“The only way to know for sure is if you try it.”
“What if they don’t answer?”
He wrapped his arms around me. “Then I’ll take you toward the surface and we’ll try to find them.”
I heaved a sigh. My fingers ran over the tablet and the back-light turned on. “Promising.” I typed in the codes we’d memorized before the mission. “Hello? Is anyone out there? It’s Kendall. I’m alive.”
Silence.
Bourne rubbed my back. “Now you know. Worth a try.”
Static crackled from the tablet. “Hello?” a feminine voice answered back.
I looked at Bourne, my eyes wide. “It worked.”
“Do you want me to take you back?”
I shook my head. “No. I belong here, with you.”
Bourne looked at me. “You seem hesitant.”
“What if…” I trailed off. “Bourne, do you think anyone will respond?”
“The only way to know for sure is if you try it.”
“What if they don’t answer?”
He wrapped his arms around me. “Then I’ll take you toward the surface and we’ll try to find them.”
I heaved a sigh. My fingers ran over the tablet and the back-light turned on. “Promising.” I typed in the codes we’d memorized before the mission. “Hello? Is anyone out there? It’s Kendall. I’m alive.”
Silence.
Bourne rubbed my back. “Now you know. Worth a try.”
Static crackled from the tablet. “Hello?” a feminine voice answered back.
I looked at Bourne, my eyes wide. “It worked.”
“Do you want me to take you back?”
I shook my head. “No. I belong here, with you.”