Rebel Heart

"They are. The hospital has several doors leading down here. They evacuated everyone."

"So were you expecting someone to strike the town?" Lana asked, touching one metal wall. "This doesn't seem like something you built the past few weeks."

"It's part of the Underground Railroad," Kelli answered. "We took a lesson from the East-West War and created bunkers and tunnels between cities to escape the eyes of the feds. We did the same in Georgia. I assumed they were everywhere."

Lana was quiet, wondering if she should know this, since she was posing as a non-fed. She had no idea that such an elaborate system existed for the lower class. In fact, she was finding she knew nothing of the class she was born into.

"I guess the receivers don't matter too much now," she said.

"We've got extras down here. I hope the generator survives the attack," Kelli said. "Can I ask you something?"

The edge in her voice warned Lana. Lana nodded, and Kelli stepped away from the others. Lana followed and crossed her arms.

"You're running from something, aren't you?" Kelli asked.

"Would it matter if I were?"

"No. Mike already told the soldiers the person they're looking for isn't here. I don't know how you changed your profile, but you appearing the same day the soldiers came by looking for someone new and suspicious can't be a coincidence."

Lana looked towards Mike. He made his way around the room, checking on people with smiles of assurance.

"And, well, when you got the generator to work, we kinda figured it out," Kelli added. "Only feds can do that with a fed generator. It's how they're programmed. We have our own kinds of generators, ones that don't work nearly as well."

We. Lana wasn't sure what to say.

"Did you open the supply facilities, too?" Kelli's voice had grown softer.

Lana nodded.

"It was very good of you."

"I didn't know people were … I should've done it sooner," Lana said.

"I'm glad we didn't turn you in." Kelli's smile was genuine. "You helped a lot of people that way."

I killed so many more, Lana thought to herself.

"I take it these guys are after you."

"I'm not sure," Lana said. "No one can know where I am."

"I just assumed … maybe the rumors of another civil war are right," Kelli said, her face growing worried. "We don't have enough food down here to last for too long."