Achilles by Greg Boose

Author:Greg Boose [Boose, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635760538
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2017-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Enraged, Vespa and Christina sit on the edge of the trench; Vespa rubs her throat and grinds her teeth while Christina takes a long swig from a water jug.

Behind them, Jonah and Portis shoot pairs of lasers into the air. Jonah knows it’s his fault Tunick got away, and he can’t look anyone in the eye. How could he have gotten so distracted? He keeps shooting and looking down the beach. If it was Sean or Ruth sending those distress signals before, they’re not responding now. So, it was all for nothing.

Michael, Jonah sees out of the corner of his eye, stands facing away from everyone. But when something squawks in the jungle, the boy spins around, and there’s a large wet spot on his pants.

“Whaaaat? You did not!” Hopper bellows. “I love it. Wow. Classic pissy right there. Holy shit, that’s great. I knew I could count on you.”

Something snaps in Jonah. He drops his weapon and charges at Hopper, punching him hard in the jaw. The hacker twists in the air, his long black bangs whipping in the opposite direction, and he disappears into the trench.

“Finally, Jonah. Thank you,” Brooklyn says.

“Asshole!” Hopper shouts from the bottom. “I can’t believe you hit me! Ass! Hole!”

Jonah is immediately disappointed with himself. Even though it felt good, punching the hacker seems below him. Looking down into the trench and then back at Michael, he wonders what things would be like if an adult were with them. Would he have snapped like that?

Vespa looks up at Jonah, her green eyes filled with venom. “The next time I tell you to shoot somebody, you shoot somebody. Do you understand me? No questions asked, Firstie.”

“Tunick knew too much for us to just kill him, especially about the adults.”

“I agree,” Brooklyn says.

Vespa jumps to her feet. “ZION! TUNICK! DR. Z!”

Hopper climbs out of the trench. The right side of his jaw is bright red. He spits and scrunches his nose. “Fuck you, Jonah. I hope you die soon.”

Brooklyn’s fist comes out of nowhere, burying itself into Hopper’s stomach. The boy drops to his hands and knees and tries to catch his breath.

“Stop it, guys,” Bidson says.

Brooklyn can’t help herself. She kicks Hopper in the stomach, flattening him.

Bidson shakes his head. “That’s enough.”

Aussie stands in front of the group. “Guys, let’s go! Why are we just sitting here? We have to follow Tunick. He can lead us right to the adults.”

“Supposedly,” Malix says.

Christina scans the trees with her night-vision scope. “Right. I’m thinking that was all BS. Who knows what that guy actually knows.”

“He has a gun now,” Michael says.

This fact sinks in for a moment before Vespa pulls out her blue handgun. “Screw him. Let him go. If he were going to kill us, he’d be sniping us from the trees right now, picking us off, laughing like a damn fool. The best revenge would be to just leave him here on this piece of shit moon. We’ll redouble our efforts to move west,

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