SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER
It was light outside when Steven woke. He sat up with a start, assuming the sudden brightness was the heat and light and chaos of another energy pulse, but it wasn’t. It was morning. Damn. He’d only intended to allow himself to doze for a short while, but he’d slept straight through. Roy had his back to him, snoring.
He got out of the car, desperate to escape the heat, but it was no better outside. It was hotter than yesterday, the low morning sun already burning with a savage ferocity. His head was slow to clear, but memories of yesterday’s long drive soon returned and his heart sank at the prospect of having almost as far left to travel today. He hoped the roads would be quieter once they’d made it past Birmingham. He leant inside and shook Roy’s sweaty shoulder. ‘W
