Catacomb

Dan struggled to keep his eyes open. He felt drugged, like he had been awake for days on end, sheer willpower alone keeping him upright. It was a sudden feeling and all encompassing; even his toes felt tired.

Abby asked, cruising smoothly down Highway 59.

At firstthe idea of a cross-country road trip had been hard to stomach. If sleeping in a tent wasn’t horrible enough, Dan had felt anxious, almost sick, at the prospect of being away from his computer, his books, his alone timefor two whole weeks. But that was the deal Jordan offered when he wrote to them with the big news: he was moving to New Orleans to live with his uncle.
Perfect chance, his email had said, to have some time together. You two nerds can help

Just because someone seemsokay up close doesn’t mean they’re innocent.”

“In the province of the mind,
what one believes to be true either is true
or becomes true

“Men are not prisoners of fate,
but only prisoners of their own minds.”