" I never heard what's needed," Sandra admitted. "All I saw was a flier someone put up about you arriving."Thomas turned, facing her and ignoring both...Alice and Mattie. "They broadcast a daily radio program describing what people need to do in order to survive. They've researched how to avoid contamination, how the plagues are transmitted and what we need to survive. One of the first is finding a fuel pump so you can generate electricity using abandoned vehicles. Actually, if you can find an. She said I'd find cleaning jobs with no problem. The trouble is I'd be quite a way from Sally and wouldn't see her as often as I'd like." I'm sure we could find you somewhere nearer, Mum," said Sally."I don't want to be breathing down your necks though." You wouldn't." I don't know how long they'll send him down for but if I was the other side of the Pennines when he comes out he'd never find me." I don't think he'll bother, Mum, not after you've divorced him." I can't divorce him, not as a. I don't know, fate?" The Steward shook his head and walked off pushing the Drink cart with him. "Stupid!" Stephen said to himself. "Way to look like a desperate fool." As he continued to mentally kick himself the Divider opened and in stepped the Steward holding the Manifest. "You're in luck loverboy, Erin Connelly seat 15B." "Fantastic, thanks....Rick!" Stephen said glancing at the man's nametag. "So what now?" Rick asked. "I....I don't know do I go back there, say hi? What if she doesn't. Chelsea was about to launch into a rant about how unfair it was that her friends couldn't go too, when she realised that Gene and Mary were probably her two best friends here too. Len, as usual, just took it in and said nothing.The autumn term dragged on, not helped by the fucking shitty weather. I swear it rained every day from mid November to the end of term.A bus, train, underground, train, plane and hire-car later and we arrived at La Plagne, a set of resort villages half way up a mountain..