Gradually, the light faded and it became night in the habitat. It was now close to pitch black except for very dim lighting. But, you could still hear the massive creatures and occasionally smell what they left behind them. I wondered what magnificent or terrifying sights I would behold the next day.
“It’s amazing what has been built here, isn’t?”
Tabitha raised her head from my shoulder and stared at me.
“It’s terrible. There are billions of humans engaged in a living nightmare on Earth. I’ve been to London. They are forced to try to survive underground most of the time, drink filthy water, and eat barely edible food. This would be heaven on earth for them. And some of them were the best type of people. Instead, it’s one man’s playground. He’ll never even set his eyes on the majority of it.”
“Yes you’re right,” I replied wondering how things suddenly got so serious.
“It’s important, this is what I’ve given up my life for. I know you are new to all this but you must realize how important this cause is to me.”
” I know, and it’s important to me too.”
With that, she held my hand and put her head back on my shoulder.
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