Ronan Kendrick found Taylor Vance and told him about discovering the pond. Taylor Vance was thrilled, his face lighting up.
"Ronan Kendrick, you take me and Zion Lowell up the mountain first. We'll go take a look at the pond."
Ronan Kendrick agreed. Before they headed up the mountain, Evelyn Ford came over and slipped him a jar of water purification tablets.
An hour later, the three of them returned.
"Everyone, quiet down and listen to me! Ronan Kendrick found a cave in the mountains with a pond inside, but the water flow is very weak. Anyone with a pickaxe, grab it. I need twenty people to come up the mountain with me. We're going to dig the pond bigger so everyone will have water to drink!"
Everyone was stunned by Taylor Vance's announcement. No one dared to believe they had really found a water source. It had been over twenty days since they left the safe zone, the water they'd brought with them was nearly gone, and despair had begun to set in for many.
