Bright Beyond, Episode 1: A Novella Serial by Theresa Kay

Author:Theresa Kay [Kay, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-06-29T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

As the weak light of the early dawn seeps into the world, the itch to get moving crawls through my veins. Five minutes after I finally pulled myself together last night, Stasia came in and applied some sticky mess she called Glu to the back of my head. Then she stuck me in a tent and ordered me to stay off my feet for the next twelve hours or so while it went to work. I’d been moved out of the medical tent and into one with at least a little privacy, but I’m grateful that my forced recuperation time is almost up. Though they no longer look at me with blatant hostility, most of the civvies still don’t trust me. Even with Alex’s intervention, Brett’s quiet respect and the two teens jabbering on at me and about me, the others still look at me warily. Like I’m going to hop out of bed and arrest them all or something.

Ouch. Especially the bitch poking me in the arm with a needle right now. She’s been subtly glaring at me every time she stops by to check on me and generally hasn’t been very nice. I guess ‘bitch’ might be a bit harsh, but I’m not impressed with her bedside manner. A sub-par medic at best, she says they have to run a few more tests to be sure that my rapid ejection from stasis hasn’t affected me too badly. I give her a dirty look, but don’t flinch. My breath hisses in through my teeth when she pulls up the edge of the gauze on the back of my head, though. There’s really no nice way for her to go about that, but it feels like she just ripped out half the hair on my head.

“The Glu seems to have done the trick. It’s healing well,” Stasia says. “Any more dizziness? Spots in your vision?”

I bite back a sarcastic response and just say, “No.”

She nods and takes the gauze off completely. “I think we can leave this off now.”

“Thanks.” My voice is flat and disinterested, but inside I’m looking forward to finally getting out of here. Alex said that they’d wait until I was feeling ‘up to travel.' What he probably meant was they need my experience and training to get them out of here. Or at least to the signal station. “What?” So lost in my own thoughts, I hadn’t heard what she said.

“I said that Liz has been asking after you. She wanted to know if it was okay for her to come visit when we’re done here.”

I shrug. She hadn’t asked for permission before so I have no clue why she’s asking for it now. “I guess so.”

Stasia’s lips curl up into a small smile. “Alex has been getting after her about bothering you.” At my blank look, she continues, “In case you were wondering why she suddenly developed manners.”

“I don’t imagine he’s had the same conversation with Kyle by any chance?”

She covers her mouth with one hand and laughs.

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