Famine by R. A. Doty

Author:R. A. Doty [Doty, R. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dystopian, post apocalyptic, Futuristic, science fiction, cannibalism
Publisher: DayLew Publishing
Published: 2019-01-25T07:00:00+00:00

“April, come here and sit down,” Calla whispered as loud as possible. She scanned the woods in every direction. Being alone on the mainland, in the woods, without the protection of Cain, terrified her. She hoped he would return soon. “April!”

April was very much enjoying herself. She, too, was frightened, somewhat, without Cain nearby, but her fascination with everything she noticed overtook most of the fear she was experiencing. The aromas and textures and colors were almost overwhelming. She couldn’t stop smiling, and the last thing she wanted to do was to curl up beside Calla at the base of a tree while all of this existed around her. How could she not touch and smell this magnificent world?

She bent down and stroked the fronds of a fern. “Calla, come look. It’s Filicopsida Pteridophyta. Isn’t it beautiful?”

“Shhh, April. You have to be quiet.”

April hurried to the next thing that captured her attention. Musci Bryophyta, she thought, gently caressing the carpet of green moss. She was fascinated with every type of plant that she had seen on Calla’s tablet, and memorizing their names came as naturally as breathing or walking. She only had to see something once to memorize it. If it passed before her eyes, it became permanently embedded into her brain. And that applied to everything. Everything. Not just plants. It also applied to mathematical equations, names of people and places, languages, scientific formulas, and every possible medical procedure pertaining to the human body (and most likely animals), to name just a few. Nothing was too complicated for her to understand. With each passing day she existed outside of the kennel, she became more intelligent.

She never realized how useful all of this information was until having the opportunity to experience it first-hand. She rushed over and grabbed Calla by the hand. “Come look, Calla. You have to see this.” She tugged and tugged, but Calla wouldn’t budge from her spot next to the tree.

“April, you have to calm down. I know you’re excited, but we have to remain quiet until Cain comes back. It’s not safe here. If somebody noticed you, they could kill both of us and then you’ll never get to see anything ever again. Is that what you want?”

April shook her head, surprised by the tone of Calla’s voice, and then sat down next to her. In the distance, next to what looked like a small pond covered in green algae, she stared at the jack-in-the-pulpit. Arisaema Araceae. She and Calla both turned, simultaneously, in the direction of what sounded like a branch breaking.

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