Echoes From the Moon (The Token Book One) by Nathan Hystad
Author:Nathan Hystad [Hystad, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Woodbridge Press
Published: 2024-02-06T00:00:00+00:00
PART THREE
THE FUNERAL
1
The birds chirped, drawing Roryâs gaze. The sunâs rays clung to the perfectly manicured hedges at the far end of the yard, and she noticed how damp the grass was. Somewhere in the distance, the sounds of underground sprinklers caught her ear, and she considered shutting the window.
Instead, she tried to ignore it, and closed her eyes. She pictured the man grappling with Waylen, and felt the trigger depress as she shot him. Rory couldnât remember how many times sheâd fired, but in her memory, the chamber clicked empty as he lay on the kitchen floor bleeding. The image froze, and Waylen paused in motion. The analog clock on the wall no longer ticked, and a drop from the faucet hung in the air, pausing before it splashed into the empty sink.
Waylen? she asked, and the lapse faded while the agent rushed to the back door, stepping over the broken shards of glass. Rory followed him, and they were suddenly transported to the Moon. Her feet kicked up gray dust, and she halted when Waylen did. From nowhere, Silas appeared, staring at the hole before them. Inky black mist clung to the outer edges, and Rory glanced past her own shoulder, expecting to find her grandparentsâ house. Instead, the lunar module filled her view. She gazed at the Helios 15 spacecraftâs blinking light from fifty miles away.
Silas reached for the hole, but Rory snapped out of it when someone knocked.
âCome in.â She rubbed her bleary eyes and spun in her chair to see her father carrying a tray with coffee and a croissant.
âItâs chocolate drizzle, your favorite,â Oscar said, and set the tray onto the desk.
âThanks, Dad.â Rory exited her manuscript, which sheâd been unable to add a single word to since returning home late yesterday afternoon.
Without comment, he sat on the bed, hands resting on his lap. âYouâve been through a lot.â
Rory took a bite of the breakfast pastry and spilled a few crumbs onto her jeans.
âIâm sorry about Kevin, Pumpkin. And then this Jack character⦠I didnât know anything about whatever your grandfather was hiding. I remember that whiskey bag, but he used to tell me it held his secrets, and heâd say it so casually, I never questioned him. He was like that. Grandpa Swanson had the power to disarm anyone with a kind phrase or a simple expression. I should have sold the house, and that damnedâ¦metal bookmark would be gone.â
âThen it would have ended up in someone elseâs possession. Iâd rather the FBI keep it.â
âRory,â Oscar whispered, and the mattress squeaked as he leaned forward. âIâve set up a meeting with a therapist.â
âDad, Iâll be okay.â
âYou shot someone, Rory!â
She shakily placed the croissant on the plate. âYou donât think Iâm aware of that? Dad, itâs been a day. Can you let me process things so I can move on?â
He crossed his arms defiantly. âWe shouldnât go to the funeral.â
âDad, he was your godfather.â
âI donât care. They brought something back that almost got my daughter killed.
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