Bankrupt: Wipeout Book 6: (A Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Series) by ES Richards & Mike Kraus

Author:ES Richards & Mike Kraus [Richards, ES]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2021-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The walk back to where they had left the cab and indeed the drive back to the cave following that were both a quiet and somber affair. Despite his best efforts and reassurance from his friends, Luc couldn’t help but feel like he had failed. He kept going over the conversation with Thatcher in his head, replaying it over and over and trying to figure out where he had gone wrong. Perhaps if he’d played into the man’s hands a little earlier, appeased him more with the metaphors, maybe something would’ve made a difference.

Luc had never been one to accept failure. It was bred into him from his youth – he was all-star varsity track and field growing up. He earned a scholarship to college and truly believed he would’ve gone all the way if it wasn’t for the knee injury he suffered. Bouncing back from that had been the hardest thing Luc ever had to do, but through it he had discovered his next passion in life and his career in the police service developed.

From being committed to his training in his early twenties and then following a career path where discipline was of the utmost importance, Luc always made sure he held himself to a very high standard. Today he couldn’t help but feel like that standard had slipped. One voice in his head reminded himself that he couldn’t shoulder all the blame alone, that he was a part of the team and that the Rikers weren’t ever going to play easy, anyway. But the other voice – the voice that was always there in the back of his head even when he thought everything had gone right – that voice told him he wasn’t good enough. It told him he should’ve done more and that he should’ve been better. The second voice had tormented Luc throughout his entire life, the constant battle to not succumb to it and the great depression it brought with it was ever-present, even though he never spoke about it. No one knew that second voice existed, but for Luc it was always there. It was the devil on his shoulder, pushing himself to always better himself and doing everything it could to ensure that he didn’t fail. Because if he did, there would be consequences.

When Walter pulled the cab up outside the cave, Taggy looked over at Luc and could tell instantly that there was something heavy on his mind. She’d seen him close up like this on a couple of occasions before and she hated to see him do it. Placing a hand on the back of his shoulder from the seat behind, Taggy asked Luc to stay for a second as Walter and Lin both climbed out of the car.

“What is it?” Luc turned around and asked her, anxious to get inside so he could explain things to Henry Packham himself.

Taggy inhaled slowly, she was still learning how to broach this sort of subject with Luc. She didn’t want to offend him, but knew as his friend, that she needed to check in.

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