Coding Isis by David Roys

Author:David Roys [Roys, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Technological Fiction
Published: 2012-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-SIX

Chris put some coffee on and Michelle made scrambled eggs and toast. They worked well as a couple, they had a certain harmony, they always had, pretty much from the first week they’d started dating. Michelle was stirring the eggs and Chris stepped up behind her and put his arms around her.

‘I really missed you, you know?’ he said.

She just smiled and pulled his hug tighter, all the while keeping the eggs from sticking in the copper pan.

‘What was it like?’ she said.

Chris knew what she was asking about, but still he asked, ‘What?’

‘You know, prison.’

‘The food wasn’t as good. But the sex in the showers was comparable,’ he said.

Michelle left the cooking just long enough to deliver a punch in the ribs. That was Chris. If there was ever an awkward discussion to be had, or a moment when he needed to open up and bare his soul, he made a joke or said something stupid. Michelle knew it was just his way of dealing with it and that he’d probably feel better when the subject changed.

Michelle went back to the eggs and Chris buttered the toast. ‘It wasn’t nice,’ he said. ‘I guess that goes without saying, but the worst thing was the feeling of being powerless. It all just happened to me and there was no one there to make it fair. I guess I’d always believed that if people were innocent they could never end up in a situation like that. I was wrong.’

Michelle spooned the eggs on to the toast and Chris carried the plates to the table. ‘I’ve been thinking,’ she said.

Chris raised his eyebrows and waited.

‘All this business over the murder, you going to prison, Dad. I think I’m going to go to law school.’

Chris was delighted. He jumped up from his breakfast and came around to Michelle. He put his arms around her and hugged.

‘That’s fantastic baby!’ he said. ‘When?’

‘I don’t know, I haven’t done anything about it yet. I just wanted to be more use, you know? And to be honest, when I was investigating and trying to get some evidence to get you off, I really enjoyed it. I think seeing the amount of work my dad put in and the way it consumed his life had put me off. Now I’m really excited about it.’

‘You’ll make a great lawyer, I know it.’

Chris sat and finished his breakfast. He felt happy as he watched Michelle. She was so cute when she ate. He hadn’t expected her to go back to studying. For some reason he figured the next stage in their lives would be kids. But this was good too. He arched in the chair. His muscles felt in a knot. Time to get some exercise.

‘I think I’m going for a run,’ he said.

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