Audio Assault by Jeff Adams

Author:Jeff Adams [Adams, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult
ISBN: 978-1-64080-675-7
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

AFTER A rejuvenating breakfast, Sofia took Eddie to the studio and that gave me time to work. Luckily, Eddie didn’t make a fuss about going. Sofia enticed him by promising to also introduce him to a couple other artists who were recording that day as well.

Dad and Raptor, the director of TOS, had a lengthy discussion about the morning’s events, and Raptor immediately deployed people to the scene. I’d also updated Lorenzo, and we identified more agents who should be able to help with the audio mystery.

Once we were off our calls, Mom, Dad, and I gathered around the small dining room table in their apartment.

“Did you feel anything at all before you got hostile?” Dad asked.

Mom looked up from her laptop, watching me, waiting. I was surprised he hadn’t asked before, but it was good he’d waited because I was still processing the whole experience. At least the memories were filling in more.

“It’s still hard to explain. As soon as I heard the music, it was like it scratched at my brain. You know how a scab itches or how annoying it feels when your arm’s asleep and tingly? That’s the best I can describe it. But it doesn’t quite do the feeling justice either. The more I heard other noise, the worse it got. Every sound attacked me. If I hadn’t gotten out of there, I don’t know what I would’ve done. I wanted to attack John.” I paused and suddenly couldn’t face them, so I looked at the keyboard in front of me. “I knew it was all wrong, but I couldn’t stop. I had to fight myself to leave because I really wanted to go back and beat up someone, anyone.”

“That explains why there are so many injuries.” Mom spun her laptop around, and I looked up to see pictures of the scene. “There are people who were best friends who turned on each other. Others were attacked by strangers. From what we know, the tone affected 20 percent of the people, and it cut across all age groups, men and women. We don’t know yet why it’s that 20 percent and not more or less. When the music stopped, people calmed down quickly and reported that they felt weak—just like you.”

“Are there any similar characteristics of the people who were impacted by the sound?” Dad asked.

“I’ve got a team looking for the similarities. I’ve also sent information about our group and how it only affected Theo.” Her laptop beeped, and she asked for a moment. “We’ve got our first casualty,” she finally continued. “Seventeen-year-old male had a brain hemorrhage and died at the hospital. It’s unclear if it was caused due to injuries from the melee or the audio itself.”

“The audio itself?” I asked. That didn’t make sense.

“There’s a note in the initial examination that reports auditory distress. They’re working to determine actual cause of death.”

TOS was doing its best to keep a lid on the cause of the violence while we did our work.

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