Listening to his words made my stomach flutter. I had been wanting and waiting for that confession and when it came it left my head spinning.
He bent to kiss me again, this time though he lingered there, caressing me with his lips. Then his hands spread wide across my back and he pulled me into him, exhaling the emotion pent up in him for so long. I clung to him, wanting more, feeling we’d deserved it after all we’d been through. And then a woman’s voice called out from down the hall, the blatant worry in it causing Harrison and me to stop and turn our heads toward the office door.
“Manuel is gone!”
“Gone?” someone said in confusion.
I remembered the large Hispanic man who wanted to leave earlier in the day. He’d been named Manuel, I thought. I didn’t understand the importance of it, even as Ms. Kremil flew past the office where Harrison and I were laying. And then she explained it with far more urgency than the woman before.
“The door!” she cried out. “It locks from the inside!”
I recalled that too, having stood on the opposite side until Ms. Kremil had let us in. But it was unclear to me why this was a concern until she continued her outburst. “If he left this floor, then he left it unlocked!”
Harrison immediately stood, pulling me up with him. There was now a sense of concern in him too, a strong one.
We had just entered the hallway when Ms. Kremil skidded to a stop. The stairwell door we’d come in from, the one that lead out into the lobby and eventually the street, was already opened. In it stood a man, hunched in the darkness, swaying as he sensed what was before him. Growls and hisses echoed up from behind him.
The last thing I saw before I woke up was the man lunging for Ms. Kremil, and her body buckling beneath his weight.
THE END
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. If you were to find a haven inside your school during an epidemic outbreak, who would you want to have with you?
2. Why is Beverly so firmly set against accepting the reality of her situation? Does she represent those who live in denial despite the serious consequences of it? Do you know of anyone who repeatedly refuses to face the truth of their situation?
3. When Kennedy attempts to drag Mei to safety as the outbreak reaches their school, do you feel this was foolish or brave? Would you do the same?
4. Mrs. MacIntyre, the school’s head cook, was prepared for an emergency. She had bought and stored a solar oven and various dried goods. Are you or your family prepared for a disaster? If so, how?
5. Kennedy and Harrison are strong, both physically and mentally, but they have one weakness: each other. Do you have someone or something you can’t live without in your life?
6. On the morning of the outbreak, Kennedy encounters various warnings that her personal safety was at risk. What were these signs? Have you ever experienced signs in your life? How did those situations turn out?
7. Which character do you identify with the most, and why?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Laury Falter is a bestselling author of young adult romantic suspense and urban fantasy, including the Guardian Trilogy, the Residue Series, and the Apocalypse Chronicles.
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Table of Contents
Copyright
HAVEN
Personal Note
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Discussion questions
About the author
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