Cyber's Escape by Jamie Davis

Author:Jamie Davis [Davis, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MedicCast Productions
Published: 2019-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

A few minutes later, as Shelby’s car pulled onto the interstate heading south, she pondered her options. She was now officially on the run. She had to assume the Sapiens First thugs would be tracking her any way they could.

It was a struggle to organize her thoughts. She kept spinning back to trying to picture her parents. Why couldn’t she see their faces?

Shelby shook her head, her hands clenched into fists. “Get your act together, or you’re going to end up dead like everyone else in your family.”

Shelby went down the list of things she’d done to escape so far. She’d already disconnected her personal cerebral implant’s interface and unique identifier from the Mantle. Even though those people weren’t supposed to be able to use the Mantle in that way, she wouldn’t put anything past them in the accomplishment of their organization’s goals.

She’d also started the car on the road south. Her initial plan to head south to visit her cousin, Ramona Roche, was based in part on the fact that Ramona was known in the family as a pretty decent hacker. She’d always bragged in the few meetings Shelby had with her about how “The Roach” could get into anything.

Shelby hoped that was true because her current situation was about to test that claim.

The one good thing about visiting Ramona had to do with something the hacker had said the last time she had come up to visit Shelby’s family. Ramona claimed to have scrubbed all evidence of her existence from the Mantle, including the broader national databases and network. If she’d really accomplished that, Shelby needed her cousin to teach her to do the same thing.

She decided it was better to let Ramona know she was coming. Shelby opened up a closed connection on the car’s comm system via the old wireless cell tower network. It was possible this idea wouldn’t work, but it was the only way she could think of to remain off the grid and still communicate. If she understood the process and executed it correctly, the conversation would never reach the broader network or the Mantle. The archaic cellular phone network was a relic of the previous century.

The connection rang three times before Ramona picked up, her grainy black and white image hovering over the dashboard. “Geez, Shelby. What are you doing calling me on this old cell network? It doesn’t even have a decent video connection.”

“I’m in trouble, Ramona. I’ve got to get somewhere to hide. I think…” Shelby blinked back a fresh surge of tears. “Uh, no, I’m sure Sapiens First killed my parents and are looking for me now, too.”

“What? They killed your parents! What are you talking about, Shelby? You’re not making any sense.”

Shelby wiped at her eyes. She didn’t want to go through all this with Ramona right now. “You just have to trust me on this. There were police all around my house. They were bringing the bodies out as I got there. I know it was them, Ramona.

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