Epoch: The Dark Ages Part 1 by Terry Schott

Author:Terry Schott [Schott, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00

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Jade knocked on the door.

When there was no answer, she knocked again, frowned, then opened it.

Aldous sat behind his desk, staring at his monitor. His eyes were red and glassy.

“Boss?”

“Yeah.” He did not look away from his computer screen.

“You okay?”

He blinked and shook his head. Jade closed the door and sat down in a chair. “Gavin’s memorial was lovely.”

Aldous did not speak.

Jade paused. “Maybe we should close the office for a few days?”

There was another long pause.

“Aldous?”

“Did you read it?” His hand touched the copy of Sticks and Stones on the corner of the desk.

“Of course.”

“It’s happening.” He wiped his nose with the back of his hand. “The things written in it are starting to come true.”

Jade frowned. “That’s not possible.”

Aldous laughed. “See what’s happening in Mozambique today?” He swivelled the monitor so that it faced her. A live feed showed people rioting in the streets while the news ticker scrolled a message on the bottom of the screen. Stock market crashes in Mozambique. Millions riot as all currency disappears.

“Oh my god.” Jade raised a hand to her mouth and shook her head.

“A small third world country is how it will start.” Aldous’s tone was flat. “They will test their system in a harmless place before they unleash it on the rest of the world. That’s what the book said.”

“All those people. What do we do?”

“That’s what I’ve been trying to decide.” He turned the monitor so that it faced him once more.

“And?”

“We are shutting down. Cashing out before things get worse.” He finally looked at her. Don’t worry. There is enough money for all of us. I’ve been withdrawing cash for the past few weeks.” He nodded toward the corner. Eight large bags lay along the wall. They were full and round. “One bag for each of us.” He sniffed. “Well, there’s an extra. It was for Gavin.”

“Where do we go?”

“There’s still time. We spend it on supplies, then head for the hills. Get as far away from all towns and cities as we can. From other people.”

Jade looked at the bags. She blinked and wiped a tear from her eye. “Do we go together?”

“No.” Aldous’s response was quick. Maybe too quick. He considered her. “You have friends and family to take, right, Jade?”

“Yes.”

“Each bag holds one-point-three million dollars. Bring everyone in here and I will tell them what I’ve told you. We have to spend this money wisely on things that will help us survive the coming years. And we have to spend it before money loses all of its value here like it just did in Africa.”

“How long before that happens?”

“I think it will take a couple years.” He turned the monitor off and stood. “Before the world as we know it is gone.”

***

Curtis closed the lid of his laptop and stood to look out the window. The moon sat high in the sky, full and bright white. Grey clouds rolled across it. He sighed and looked at the clock on his desk. 11:33 p.m. He looked at his phone.

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