Human Again: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel (Cryonemesis Book 1) by Chaim Moran

Author:Chaim, Moran [Chaim, Moran]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I banged on the door for awhile but no one came for me. Not even Shanta. I couldn't believe it; I was locked up by a bunch of stupid kids playing war games. I was supposed to go back to training, do my part and to blend in. Now I was involved with the second most hated group in the city. And to think; Padma didn't know that her own daughter ran the show. How genius was that? I was stuck there with no food, no water and no bed. I was afraid it would take a day until Isaac or Viti sent someone to look for me, and maybe another day until somebody would find me.

My attempts to open the door were futile because it was a sliding door and I couldn't get a grip. I managed to bust open the vent for the air supply on the ceiling with my fist but it was too high and too narrow for me to go through. I decided to rest and wait, to save my strength in case one of the resistance members came back. I sat down and dozed off.

I awoke after about an hour. A metal clunk echoed through the room and I thought someone was outside the door. The room became fully dark except for a little emergency light, which indicated there had been another power outage. Maybe the Purists attacked again. I called for help but still no one heard me. I thought about Isaac's Mantra: “Everything I said or did is my sole responsibility. Everything is connected. Everything changes.” It didn't help. I was still helpless and I started to blame myself for falling for Shanta. What a manipulative bitch.

I fell asleep again and woke up to the sudden to the sound of Bahomi opening the door. Why him? He touched my shoulder with painful precision to make sure I was awake.

“I'm awake, damn it.”

“Come with me,” he said slowly for the first time.

I got up and walked behind him, as if I had a choice.

“If this is some kind of initiation I'm not falling for it.”

“Shut up.”

I didn't like him and he didn't like me either. Not enough to be polite. We went through the water system corridors. They were grey and leaking. I assumed the pipes lead from the sea, pumping salty water into the desalination systems. When we reached a ladder leading to a hatch above, he handed me a cactus suit. Not again…I was still riddled with red dots. We both dressed up though, and he did it so fast it seemed he didn't mind getting stung by the suit.

We went to the surface and the humid air stood still. There was no dust flying around and the temperature was reasonably warm. I could see the night's sky so clearly. Billions of stars were looking down at us. The wind turbines were moving slowly and the cameras were scanning the grounds. The ground was dry and every step of ours sounded like we were crushing bones.

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