Above the Sky: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure with Twists and Turns (The Sky Series, Book 1) by J.W. Lynne

Author:J.W. Lynne [Lynne, J.W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-08T14:00:00+00:00

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The wall in front of us is black again; the movie ended a few minutes ago. It is time to go to our sleeping quarters, but Ten and I wait until all of the other warriors have trickled out of the room before we stand.

Together, we go down the corridor leading to the girls’ quarters. My last name is on the final door before the hallway ends. I scan my arm, and the door noiselessly slides open.

Without entering the room, I take it in. It has white walls, ceilings, and furnishings. It looks much like my family’s domicile, but it is only about one-quarter the size. There’s no separate bedroom capsule. Instead, the bed is elevated on a platform on one side of the room. There’s an unenclosed toilet, shower, and sink near the door. At the far end of the room is a large window with opaque glass.

I step inside my quarters and turn to face Ten. I don’t want him to leave. “Do you think we’d get punished if you come in here?” I whisper.

“They didn’t give us any rules about that.” Ten looks right and then left, and then he steps inside my quarters.

My heart pounding, I scan the door closed behind him. And we stand there, staring at each other, frozen in place. I wait for security sirens or some sort of sign that Ten entering my quarters is not permitted, but nothing happens.

Ten finally speaks, “How did you …?”

I pull up my left sleeve and reveal the tiny glued incision on my forearm. After all my activity today, the skin around it is starting to bruise a little.

He shakes his head. “Why?”

“The training alone would have broken Six,” I say. “I won’t let it break me.”

“The War will break us all,” Ten says.

I look into his eyes. “I’d rather be broken than to live without you.”

Ten pulls me against his chest and holds me there tightly. He seems so strong that it’s hard to imagine he will ever lose that vigor. My heart pounds against my ribs with such force that it’s hard to imagine it will ever stop beating. It’s hard to imagine that either of us will ever die. But we will. And our deaths may come as soon as tomorrow.

I have the sudden urge to feel Ten’s body closer to mine. I move his right hand to the zipper of my jumpsuit. As his fingers pull it downward, the cool air hits my naked skin. I grasp Ten’s zipper and slide it down, watching as his bare chest and then his abdomen are exposed. He slips his arms out of his jumpsuit, and it falls down to his waist. I slide my jumpsuit off my shoulders and press my body against his. His skin against mine. It feels soothing in a way no touch ever has. But I also feel a sense of heat. Of longing. Of the need for our bodies to be even closer together. I put my fingers back on Ten’s zipper and ease it further down.

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