Flight from the Dominion (The Gamma Earth Cycle Book 2) by Craig Halloran

Author:Craig Halloran [Halloran, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-10-02T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 41

The hours were long. The air was brisk. Normally, it would be a welcoming change in the weather, but Gabe’s mind was tortured. He sat inside the edge of his cove, rocking back and forth with his arms wrapped around his knees. Night was still an hour away, and he didn’t know how much longer it would be after that before Stewart came. His stomach rumbled too. Stewart taking his food hadn’t helped matters much.

Why do I have to wait so long?

He’d paced the rows between the coves at least a hundred times. He’d even gone to peek to see if Rann was inside her quarters. Her door was shut. He was pretty sure it was locked.

She’s going to be so mad at me if I leave without her.

He’d been looking for Stewart and his gang too, but there weren’t any signs of them. Chances were that they’d gone outside the flats, but they’d have to be back by dark. The streets were empty after dark, aside from the Blue Guard patrols. The Count of the Burg kept a tight leash on things. Curfew started at night and was lifted at dawn, unless you had special reason. Gabe did. Tim would take them to the den before dawn. It was a privilege.

Night came. Gabe sat in the gloom for about a hour and a half. The youth of the flats still hung out outside of their coves. It was loud behind the fences and inside the buildings. One couldn’t be out in the main streets, however. So the community thrived inside the bigger buildings that buzzed with shrill activity into the wee hours of the early morning. An hour later, Rann rounded the corner of his row, coming straight for him.

Standing over top of him she said, “I’ve decided to forgive you, Gabe.” Her eyes grew. “My! What happened to your face? Is that a bruise?”

Gabe’s face was swollen from where Stewart had hit his face. “No, it’s a wart. Of course it’s a bruise.”

“No need to be nasty. I was just concerned. What happened?”

“One of the gangs bushwhacked me. They took our food. I didn’t get a good look at them.”

“Did you tell Tim?”

“No.”

“Let me see it.” She reached for him.

Gabe jerked away. “Leave me alone, will you? One second, you’re mad at me, and the next, you’re not. Just go!” Rann shuffled back. He saw the hurt building in her eyes.

“Fine, then, Gabe! Fine!” She marched off with her fists balled up tight at her sides.

Gabe felt ashamed as he watched her storm down the aisle and vanish around the edge of the row. He wanted to crawl into his cove and close the door. Stewing in his own misery, he lay inside the cove with the door half-closed.

Finally, Earl showed up. He had a goofy grin on his face that gave him an innocent look. He spoke with a different accent than the others. There was something more educated about him. “Come on. And lock up.”

Earl hustled down the rows on cat’s feet with his elbows swinging outward.

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