Battlefield by J. F. Jenkins

Author:J. F. Jenkins [Jenkins, J. F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Astraea Press
Published: 2012-03-17T22:10:46+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“I’m going to be feeling this tomorrow,” JD whined from one of the couches. He said it just about every day after one of their training sessions, and Alan couldn’t help but wonder if all of the boys on Earth were this pathetic and out of shape. Even Orlando didn’t seem like he could handle it, though he was much less vocal. He had fallen asleep in one of the other rooms.

Cadence glanced over at JD and shook her head with a small smile. She, too, seemed exhausted. “All the more reason to do it every day. Then you’ll get used to it.”

She made a gesture for Alan to meet with her outside of the room. He nodded back at her, knowing full well what they were going to talk about. “I’ll be right back. You rest up.”

JD grunted and closed his eyes, clutching the couch pillow closely. It wouldn’t take long for him to fall asleep. Once he was, both Alan and Cadence snuck out of the room and made their way down the stairs to what had become the office.

“I am worried you will never be ready,” Alan said.

“I think there’s a lot of progress being made.” Cadence said with a shrug and logged onto the computer. “Earlier this week, none of us could fight even if we were doing it for survival. Well, maybe Orlando could.”

Alan had been instructing them all in basic hand-to-hand combat. The boys picked it up more naturally than Cadence did, but none of them were excelling at it. Orlando wouldn’t need it as much as the other two because his abilities were aggressive in nature, but it was still important for them all to know. Especially because Alan was starting to feel the pressure of putting his charges out onto the field.

“I’m guessing you heard from your superiors again,” Cadence said while she typed on the keyboard. She was on what was referred to as the Internet, a network of global communication that impressed Alan. He liked that it was free and so easy to use. Back home, total access was limited.

“Yes, I did hear from them. They are concerned with what you had shown me,” he said as he found a place to sit.

“It concerns me, too. Three more teens went missing from the cities.” She clicked and moved over so he could read the news article on the screen. This one was similar to the article she had shown him in the paper a week ago. “How long before they come back dead, too, do you think?”

“I don’t know,” he mumbled as his eyes read the words.

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