Hive (The Color of Water and Sky Book 4) by Andrew Gates

Author:Andrew Gates [Gates, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Adaptation

Mr. Greyson Georgopolis

The scent of damp cement and mantis odor permeated throughout the room, reminding Grey that he was not in Country Roads anymore. The man opened his eyes, yawned and stretched as he sat up.

Grey wiped his eyelids and stared at the blank wall before him as he sat still on the massive square block the mantises had provided him as a bed. Even in the dim lighting, the entire room was so shiny, so clean. He could not recall the last time he had seen something that was not covered in dirt and grime. In an odd way, the cleanliness felt somehow wrong.

Grey instinctively smiled as he reflected on his good night of sleep. The so-called “bed” was firmer than any bed he was used to back in the station and cold without any blankets, but he had no problem falling asleep anyway. He had not realized how comforting it was to sleep without the constant fear of zombie attacks in the middle of the night. Despite the cold, solid surface, Grey could not remember the last time he had slept so well.

Selena began to stir now. She was still on the bed, or block, lying behind him, along with Kaitlyn and Misha. Though the mantises had been kind enough to offer them each their own block to sleep on, they decided they would rather spend the night together as a family.

It was easier that way.

Grey slowly stood up and wiped some crust from his eyes, making sure not to wake the rest of his family. He stretched his arms again and let out another quiet yawn.

It had been a long time since he had woken up without the sight of sunlight. The sensation was a bit disorienting. He had no idea what time it was, and even then, it did not even matter. He could have slept for five hours or fifteen and it would not have made a difference. They were safe here, wherever they were, and they had nowhere else to be.

Grey’s stomach rumbled. He pressed on his chest through the white robes the mantises had given him after the procedure. I wonder when we’ll get fed, he thought. He had not eaten much beyond a few nuts on the flight over and that was hours ago.

He walked past the other beds the mantises had provided and entered the next room, a place the mantises called the relief room, which was just a fancy way of saying a bathroom. The door was already opened and the overhead light activated automatically as he entered. Grey took a moment to adjust to the brighter light in this room and tapped an icon on the wall, prompting the door to close. It shut quickly. Grey was still not used to the way the doors slid vertically instead of horizontally here.

Everything in the bathroom was sized for the mantises. In other words, things were huge. Grey could hardly even see the mirror as it hung above the strange sideways water blaster the mantises used like sinks.

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