After Earth by Christine Peymani

Author:Christine Peymani
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-03-11T04:00:00+00:00

The trees are insane. Ninety meters high, six meters in diameter—unbelievably big. I make my way carefully through the shadowy forest, peering into the foliage that surrounds me. But suddenly, I see that my lifesuit has turned jet black, its surface hardened and bumpy like armor.

I think it looks cool, but I figure it’s not a good sign. I tell my dad, and he explains, “Your suit’s made of smart fabric. It has motion sensors. I’m tracking a life-form moving near you from the west.”

Tensing, I whisper, “Ursa?”

“Negative. It’s smaller. Bio-signs read only a meter and a half long.” He says that like it’s no big deal, but I freeze.

“I’m a meter and a half long!” If the smart fabric thinks this thing is a threat, who am I to disagree? I want to run, but my dad starts rattling off instructions.

“It’s closing rapidly from the west. Do not move. Relax. Try to give me visual. Creatures on this planet have evolved from the ones we have on record because of radiation bursts. It’s at fifty meters, forty, thirty . . .”

My breath comes ragged and fast. I better stop recording and get ready to fight. More later—I hope.

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