2042: An American 1984-Dystopian Thriller by Leigh Holland

Author:Leigh Holland
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Holland Publishing House
Published: 2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00

IX.

Rachel came out of the closet, emerging in confusion. The teachings of the King were nothing like the interpretations of the Profit. Many of the King’s teachings contradicted everything the Kingdom now stood for. How had this happened? How had the teachings of the King become so perverted? Rachel realized it must have begun with the banning of books. Once, books were commonly found in every home, and this Bible would have been no exception. Rachel felt great sadness for what might have been, but now would not be. The Profit, she thought, was the greatest opponent of the King, not his spokesman on Earth.

Shutting the closet door, she turned to the mirror. Adjusting her new bonnet, she surveyed her appearance. The lines around her eyes had become a bit deeper. She wished she had a magical make-up pen to fix her flaws and turn back the years. Such a wish was, of course, Heresy. Cosmetics were an outward sign of vanity and the mark of the whore. No respectable woman was permitted to have them. But if Temperance found her pretty, that was all that mattered.

She heard noise in the outer room. Tentatively stepping across the floor, she peeked around the divider into the main area. A man in an Elect uniform wearing a technician’s badge was servicing her Spider screen. She sighed in relief. For a moment, she thought the Fishers of Men were coming for her. She stepped into the open.

“Good morning, sir.” she greeted him.

He gave her a friendly grin. “Be out of here in just a minute, Ma’am.” He put the backing on the screen and screwed it into place. “Good as new.” He told her, tipping his hat and leaving.

Once he was gone, Rachel stood in front of the Spider screen, viewing the program. It was an infomercial for the most amazing product ever, just like every other infomercial she’d ever seen. The charismatic blond man excitedly reminded viewers that buying this product was patriotic and would help finish paying for the border walls that kept Illegals out of the Kingdom. Nothing seemed different. Rachel wasn’t sure what she had been expecting.

On her way to work, Rachel realized Mr. Christian was following her. He watched her with great interest. Although he knew she was aware of his presence behind her, he never acknowledged the fact. Rachel was very uncomfortable, especially since she had turned down his advances the day before at the office. She decided maybe it was just a coincidence that they were walking the same exact path to work that morning and ignored him.

After the morning devotion, Rachel sought out Temperance in the hallway. Shaking her hand, she passed off a note alerting Temperance to their lunch time plans. Rachel worked at her tasks, completing them quickly, and asked for extra work to throw off any suspicions about her loyalty to the Kingdom. She performed the additional tasks adeptly and with great zeal.

The lunch bell rang, and everyone left except Rachel, as she was finishing up her extra task.

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