314 Book 3 (Widowsfield Trilogy) by Wise A.R

314 Book 3 (Widowsfield Trilogy) by Wise A.R

Author:Wise, A.R. [Wise, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-07T00:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER 14 – Rest in Peace

Widowsfield

March 14th, 1996

“What’s wrong with him?” asked Oliver as he stared down at the crippled man on the stretcher.

Lyle Everman’s skin had sagged to the point that he appeared more like a rotting corpse than a living man. The skin on his face was so thin that Oliver could see the ridges of the skull beneath, as if only a silk sheet had been set over the skeleton. He stared directly up, and if not for the noises coming from his mouth and chattering teeth, he could’ve easily been mistaken for dead.

“We’re not sure,” said Vess. “After the original experiment, he fell into this state. It’s some sort of coma, although his eyes are always open and he experiences frequent muscle twitches.”

“Is that what’s happening in his mouth?” asked Oliver, unable to hide his disgust with the way the man’s tongue was slopping around.

“Yes, although he doesn’t do that often. He’s having a particularly bad episode today.” Vess put his hand on the side of Lyle’s face and thrust his thumb under his left eye hard enough to cause the lower lid to move and reveal a good amount of the bloodshot globe. The jelly that covered Lyle’s eyes got on Vess’s thumb, and the old man wiped it off on the cripple’s shirt. “After the experiment, he aged like normal, but then around forty his aging seemed to slow down, just like mine. He’s a freak of nature.”

“I won’t argue with that,” said Oliver as he stared down at Lyle. “He’s definitely a freak.”

“He might be,” said Vess, as if he’d taken offense. “But he’s also the key that makes this machine work. Without him, we can forget all about opening the door to the next dimension.”

“How can you be sure?”

“This isn’t the first time we’ve tried to do the experiment again,” said Vess. “The first couple attempts were absolute failures. We got new psychics, and they often ended up in the same condition as Lyle here, but we were never able to repeat our results.”

“And you think putting him back in there will do the trick?” asked Oliver.

Vess looked around the room, admiring the work that Oliver’s team had done to make it look like it had so many years earlier. “I think it’s our best shot, for the same reason we had you design the room like this; for the same reason we convinced Greece to sell us this boat. We want to do everything we can to recreate the original experiment.”

“Is there any chance I can get you to reconsider letting me stay here to watch the experiment?” asked Oliver.

“I’m afraid not,” said Vess. “But don’t worry, you’ll be taking the place of Einstein. I want you to observe from a boat out near the Eldridge. We have Einstein’s reports about what he and Major Groves saw during the first experiment, and I’m hoping you’ll see the same. If you do, then there’s a good chance the experiment has been a success.



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