Tethered to Survival

The boards held, but nobody felt safe. The wind screamed against the thin barrier like it was testing for weaknesses, and the question of whether the roof could take the weight hung over all of them.

Miles conferred with Sadie in a low voice, nodded, then walked up to Hugh. "Do you have any nylon rope? The strong stuff?"

"Y-yes! Yes!" Hugh scrambled behind the counter and pulled out a coil, handin