Chapter 9
The Desert
Since it was about 3 when they left, walking through the desert was like being cooked in an oven at 500 degrees. Celsius. They had about 5 extra water bottle and 15 boxes of cereal that Magnet had "come across." (not to mention the three candy bars!) Magnet had also managed to get some extra clothing, and no one could see why they had needed the clothes, or at least until Katie figured out (from reading her book Cherokee: how they survive) that they could hold them over their heads and at least have some shade. The only other things they had were 50 yards of rope, (poor Twitch had to hold that) 5 extra pairs of shoes, and the clothes they had on their backs. Some of the guys even took off their orange jump-suits so all they had on were shorts and a white t-shirt.
After about 2 hours of steady walking, X-Ray came up to Twitch and asked, "So, where are we going? We can probably only last about 6 days...walking 8 miles a day...that's only 48 miles at the most..."
Just as he was talking, he felt something hit the top of his head. "Hey, stop throwing water! That's all we have! Who did that?" No one answered. Magnet said, "Hey, I felt it too..." They all looked up and to their amazement... "RAIN!?" X-Ray realized he needed a nice big helping of humble pie. (ï)
The rain fell and fell. It came down in waves and was so thick the group had to cluster together to make sure they didn't lose anyone.
Twitch stopped suddenly, making the whole group stop and bang into one another, because Twitch was in the front. "Do ya'll hear that?" He shouted over the rain. Katie listened along with everyone else. What they heard was far from pleasant.