Before Us (The Abyss Book Two) by Nathan Hystad
Author:Nathan Hystad [Hystad, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Woodbridge Press
Published: 2023-08-28T16:00:00+00:00
7
âThat was the best sleep of my life,â Wyatt said.
âI couldnât stop tossing,â Isabel proclaimed. âI kept having dreams about Daddy.â
Isabel looked like the old version of herself. The woman heâd wake up next to on a Sunday morning, her hair in a topknot, no makeup on, clutching a cup of coffee to her chest. It suited her.
âI hope Clarke figures this out, because we need to reach Boulder.â Wyatt finished his coffee, glancing to the garage where Clarke had made a workshop.
âVerne didnât deserve this,â she said.
âHeâs a robot.â
âYou treat Clarke like a friend, so how can you say that?â
âVery true. I couldnât have done it without him.â
âWhat about the rest of your group? The girls?â
âWe separated from them yesterday to find you. I bet theyâre at Boulder by now.â Wyatt wished he could talk to Darcy and learn what theyâd encountered. âDarcyâs a good guy, and his children are something else.â
Isabel lifted both eyebrows. âYou enjoyed being around kids?â
âWhat? You donât think I enjoy children?â
âAnytime I brought it up, you hesitated, then changed the subject.â
âYou know what my childhood was like.â
âThat doesnât determine your future. Look how far youâve come.â
Wyatt stood up, his fists clenching. âIsabel, I literally did nothing. You paid for my education. Then you broke my heart and I was out on my own again. You have no idea what that apartment in Harlem was like, or how much I hated being alone in a strange city with no one to talk to.â
âI didnât knowââ
âBecause we were over, and I had to forge my own path.â
âWhy does it matter now?â
âNot all of us can forget our past as easily as you,â he said, more caustically than heâd intended.
âGo ahead and yell at me, Wy. I made a mistake and deserve to be punished for all eternity!â Isabel shouted.
That took the wind from his sails, and he slumped to the couch. âNah. Youâre right. It doesnât matter. The worldâs as doomed as our relationship.â
âAlways the cynic.â
Wyatt prepared a retort when Clarke entered the living room, holding an arm. He stared at Wyatt. âMay I have your assistance?â
âFor sure. Weâre done here,â he said, grabbing his empty cup. âHave you found anything useful?â
âYes.â Clarkeâs Rings powered on, the gentle whirring growing louder as they walked into the garage. Wyatt almost tripped on the handful of steps when he saw a thousand pieces of robot strewn about.
âI take it you canât repair him?â Wyatt asked.
âNot without more tools.â Clarke showed him a circuit board on the workbench. âI will build him a body when we arrive at the Preserve.â
Wyatt laughed and glanced at Isabel, whoâd joined them. âYou found it!â
âYes. I have the location of the Preserve.â Clarke passed Wyatt the arm. âNow, if you donât mind, Iâve salvaged the limb and would like to honor Verne by using it.â
Wyatt smirked at the robot. âI thought you were capable enough with only one.â
âI am.â
Clarke guided him through the assembly, and within ten minutes, Clarke was rotating the arm at the shoulder.
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