“EVERYTHING I’VE TOLD you, it’s just between us; right?”
They were standing in the large room just before the crawl through entry and exit point, preparing for the crawl back outside, into the light of day. Bethany looked down at the younger woman as she was closing up her pack and nodded to her. “Of course.”
Renn blew out a breath. “Thank you. It was nice to be able to vent to someone who gets it.”
‘If you only knew,’ Bethany thought.
As if she’d read her mind, Renn said, “I’ll bet you have some stories to tell too. Maybe we’ll have to come back underground alone together again and I can return the favor.”
Bethany grimaced “There’s not much to tell. I’ve been on my own since I was 18 and my folks turned me out. They’ve never come around to accepting me for who I am. I make the effort
