Aftermath by Lewis Tom

Author:Lewis, Tom
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The Outlaws

“You guys really don’t need to wait with me,” Paige said, as she, Drew, Trish, and Randy headed from the dining hall. As they filed in line out the door, she noted that the mood everywhere seemed to be much more somber than it had the previous night. The brutality the guards were so quick to demonstrate had taken its toll on everyone’s morale. And that included hers’.

She’d told her friends about the fight in the cornfield, and how the workers had been shot while trying to break up the fight, and it was a harsh reality check for all of them. Discipline was going to be enforced with brutality.

She’d also told her friends about this quirky new girl she’d met, Valerie, and how she knew so much about them. That had been a red flag at first, but the fact that Valerie hadn’t ratted them out led Paige to believe this girl was for real.

Her friends had insisted on coming along with her, but Paige convinced them they couldn’t. And after watching the guards’ reactions two days in a row now, Paige knew Valerie was right to keep it to just her.

As their line flowed out the dining hall door, and into the warm night air outside, Paige scanned the area for Valerie.

“So what’s she look like?” asked Drew.

“Nerdy,” Paige smiled. “But sort of a cute nerd.”

“Someone’s waving at you,” offered Randy.

Paige turned, and spotted Valerie standing at the far corner of the building.

“That’s her,” Paige said, heading off in that direction.

Valerie eased back around the corner as Paige and her friends approached. They followed her around the corner, and found Valerie standing there with a young boy.

“Hey,” Valerie greeted her with a big smile. “I wasn’t sure if the guards had spooked you off.”

“No,” Paige shook her head. “It actually made me want to find my friend, and get the hell out of this place even more.”

“Amen, sister,” Valerie smiled, nodding in agreement.

“So you’re the guy who knows all about this place?” Paige asked, turning to the boy standing next to Valerie.

“That might be a slight exaggeration,” the boy smiled, before extending his hand. “I’m Lucas.”

“Lucas is one of my geek squad,” Valerie chimed in, giving the boy a pat on the shoulder.

“Actually, we prefer the term resistance fighters,” Lucas interrupted, “but whatever.”

“Paige,” she smiled, watching the back and forth between them, as she shook his hand. The kid seemed friendly enough, if not a little full of himself. He looked to be a few years younger than Paige, skinny as a rail, and with a face full of pimples. She was sure she could take him in a fight, but quickly brushed that thought aside. If he could help her find Chad, then he was her new best friend.

“So Val tells me you’re like us,” Lucas continued.

Paige and Drew exchanged a puzzled look that Valerie quickly noticed. She leaned in to Paige’s ear, whispering, “he means the implant thingy behind people’s ears.”

“Oh,” Paige got it, nodding.

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