Chapter Ten
Tina and Evelle made their way to the suiting area.
When taking off the cumbersome suit, Tina’s hands trembled so much that she could barely get the helmet off, let alone the rest of the suit.
“Are you all right?” Evelle said.
“I think so.” Tina’s voice sounded insecure to her ears.
She managed to peel off the suit and the inner layer, which was clammy with sweat. She shivered with the sudden cold air over her skin.
Concern hovered over Evelle’s face. “Look, you’ve got a red mark on your back.”
Tina turned around where she pointed, and saw it too, a long shape over her side, where she had been sucked into the opening. It had bruised even through the suit.
“That will probably be a nice bruise tomorrow,” she said, forcing herself to sound cheerful.
She smiled, but it fel
