Blackout by Edward W. Robertson

Author:Edward W. Robertson [Robertson, Edward W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Breakers, Book 8
Publisher: Edward W. Robertson
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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He gave himself two days to rest. He thought about using them to write down his last thoughts, but what did he have to offer? Tequila was good, aliens were bad? The things he knew weren't beliefs that you took on the word of others. They were beliefs you fought tooth and nail to reject. They could only be believed after your teeth and nails had been worn down. Only when you couldn't fight it anymore were you able to see it for what it was.

He stretched his ankle. Drank some, but less than before. He tried to read, but the stories of a world with airplanes and supermarkets felt like fairy tales. Mostly, he remembered. He made no distinction between the good and the bad. The things that had happened to him were more like a photo album taken by a stranger. He was more drawn to the images, the colors and light of them, than what was happening in the scenes themselves.

When the second night fell, he laced on his shoes, put on his jacket, got his pack, and strolled outside. The sea breeze was crisp and smelled less like smoke than the last few days. He walked through the night without any real haste; now that he knew his fate, there was no need to chase it. At the site of his last battle, the bodies had been dragged away, but dried yellow stains remained at the fence and the street corner.

Seeing no patrols of any kind, he made his way toward the park. The bodies of the humans were still at the corner where he'd first spiked the aliens. As he walked away, a flap of white caught his eye. A sheet of paper was attached to the poop bag dispenser where the park path crossed the road.

He circled the neighborhood, making sure nothing was lying in wait, then moved to the sheet of paper.

"HELLO TO THAT WHICH KILLS US." The letters were block capitals, written as though the author had only encountered the English alphabet a few weeks earlier. "IS IT WANTED TO STOP THE KILLING? OF US AND ALSO OF YOU? RESPOND HERE."

There was a gap on the page. The note concluded: "THIS IS NOT A TRAP!"

Walt tipped back his head and blinked at the sky.

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