Ferdie and The Seven: Book three: Fractals by Larry Buenafe

Author:Larry Buenafe [Buenafe, Larry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

There was no one outside the RV, and it was easy to see why. The sun was directly overhead, and the heat was unbearable; it had to be a hundred and fifteen degrees. I instantly felt woozy and had trouble catching my breath. Arnie noticed that I was struggling, and he rushed me into the air-conditioned RV. Inside at the kitchen table sat Ling, Denise, Aunt Martha, and Pasquale, all playing Gin Rummy as Rafael looked on, leaning against the kitchen sink. “Hey, are you guys having fun?” I croaked.

They bolted to their feet, screaming, “FERDIE!” and rushed to get near. They stopped short when they realized that I was not in a condition for roughhousing, and instead used pats and rubs of my arms, face, and shoulders to express their surprise and joy.

“Oh, Ferdie, our worry was large. Arnie, thank you for bringing him to us,” Ling choked out through tears.

“Ferdie, take a seat, you look terrible. I mean, sorry, but you’ve been through quite a trial. Here, come on, sit down,” added Aunt Martha, as she guided me into a chair in the small living room of the RV.

“We were afraid you weren’t going to make it,” murmured Denise, as she clutched my hand in both of hers. “I don’t know what we would have done, what I would have done. How do you feel?”

I gave Denise and the rest of the group the best grin I could muster, and said, “I don’t feel too bad for being next to dead. Being in the in-between helped me recover, and Marsh and Arnie took good care of me, so I’m ready to go.”

Rafael chuckled, and in his deep, booming voice, said, “That’s the spirit, Mr. Ferdie. The flesh may be weak at the moment, but the mind is more than willing, eh?” and he patted me gently on the head. That’s as good a lead-in as any to the alien mind probe discussion…

“Ok, so I know I’m not looking too good, but The Others don’t care about that. They’re not going to wait for me to recover before they make their next move, so we have to get going. Arnie, Marsh and I have been talking, and I need you to hear me out. It’s no secret that The Master always seems to know what we’re going to do before we do it, and please, don’t take offense, but I think it has to be that one of us is informing him. I know you’re all going to say you would never do that, you’d die first. It could be that he’s using you and you don’t know it, or that you can’t resist it. Either way, I know how we can find out for sure, but it’s going to take your cooperation. I won’t make you do it, but if you let me go into your mind, I’ll be able to tell if it’s you. I’m sorry, guys, but we have to figure this out or he’s

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