Evacuation (The Seamus Chronicles Book 2) by McAdams K. D

Author:McAdams, K. D. [McAdams, K. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Caveman Worldwide
Published: 2014-03-05T18:30:00+00:00

“Fine.” Mom is not happy but is willing to concede. This is one of the groups that had been doing things so well a few minutes ago.

“Response protocol?” Mom asks, already on the next team.

“Continuing with sample collection and building seedling starter packs,” William answers. “We have excellent bio-diversity and I’m confident we can make an impact on both rebuilding earth and creating a habitable environment on a distant planet” He is very proud of himself, his team and their progress, and he should be.

“Fantastic. I hope you are focusing collection efforts on edible growth?” Mom asks, probably thinking about her garden of the future.

“Yes. Over 80 percent of our samples are plants that can be used for human sustenance,” Grace says. We may need an eclectic cookbook, but we will be able to eat what we grow.” She has a big smile. There may be some inside joke here.

“Okay everyone, let’s get to work,” Mom says, and closes her laptop, signifying that the meeting has ended.

While the others get up to leave, I remain in my seat. I’m angry at being called out and scolded in front of the whole group. I am angry that Sofie is avoiding me again today. I am angry that our warp device failed and did not result in the expected outcome. Mostly I am angry that I made a mistake, or more pointedly, more than one mistake.

Mom is leaning back in her seat with her hands locked behind her head. Her stare burns a hole in my heart. My instinct is to push back and yell at her. She’s not being fair; people make mistakes. Does she understand that the work we are doing is extremely advanced? Is she waiting for me to speak first or does she have something to say?

“Mom, I’ve made a few mistakes the past couple of days, and I’m sorry,” I start after the silence goes too long. “I don’t like making mistakes and I’m sorry if my attitude bothers you.”

“Give it a rest, Seamus,” Mom says. It looks like she is not going to rush in to make me feel better. “Mistakes are fine. Your disrespect for the rest of us is what I am so upset about. Dad would never tell you, but they almost crashed the other day when you conducted your first test. You are making an incredible discovery, I get that. But please stop being so selfish about it. We all need your warp drive to work.”

“I also screwed things up with Sofie,” I say. Now I’m looking down at the floor. “Besides telling her I’m sorry and giving her space, how do I fix things?”

“You need to slow down.” Mom is up and walking over next to me. “Take your time with the warp unit and get it right. As of today, we are all okay and there is no need to kill us with a half-baked spaceship. And don’t rush Sofie. If she is going to forgive you, she will when she’s ready.

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