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Chapter 34

           Thesunobviouslyhadnotdisappearedthatwasn’tpossible.

           Thoughthatwaswhatitseemedlikesignsoftheballoffuriousfirenowheretobeseen,theslantingshadowsofmorningabsent.ButheandalltheGladerswerefartoorationalandintelligenttoconcludesuchathing.No,therehadtobeascientificallyacceptablereasonforwhattheywerewitnessing.Andwhateveritwas,toThomasitmeantonething:thefacttheycouldnolongerseethesunprobablymeantthey’dneverbeenabletointhefirstplace.Asuncouldn’tjustdisappear.Theirskyhadtohavebeenandstillwasfabricated.Artificial.

           Inotherwords,thesunthathadshonedownonthesepeoplefortwoyears,providingheatandlifetoeverything,wasnotthesunatall.Somehow,ithadbeenfake.Everythingaboutthisplacewasfake.

           Thomasdidn’tknowwhatthatmeant,didn’tknowhowitwaspossible.Butheknewittobetrueitwastheonlyexplanationhisrationalmindcouldaccept.AnditwasobviousfromtheotherGladers’reactionsthatnoneofthemhadfiguredthisoutuntilnow.

           Chuckfoundhim,andthelookoffearontheboy’sfacepinchedThomas’sheart.

           "Whatdoyouthinkhappened?"Chucksaid,apitifultremorinhisvoice,hiseyesgluedtothesky.Thomasthoughthisneckmusthurtsomethingawful."Lookslikeabiggrayceilingcloseenoughyoucouldalmosttouchit."

           ThomasfollowedChuck’sgazeandlookedup."Yeah,makesyouwonderaboutthisplace."Forthesecondtimeintwenty-fourhours,Chuckhadnailedit.

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