Impervious (The Ascension Series Book 1) by Heather Letto

Author:Heather Letto [Letto, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heather Letto
Published: 2015-03-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

As she neared Fiona’s room, Fran spied a yellow-uniformed worker rolling the dying woman away. Belted into the moving chair with a porridge-stained wrap sagging on her wilted frame, Fiona seemed unaware of the move. One bony shoulder peeked out from where her smock had fallen away, and her bare feet dragged on the ground, making a sick scraping sound. Her shaved head, which had always remained hidden beneath a stylish wig, now exposed her hairless scalp and lobbed about like a heavy ball on a wobbly stick.

Fran waited for the worker to pass and after a few extra breaths, turned to follow him. Every so often, Fiona looked as if she might topple forward, before the orderly yanked on her shoulder to right her back into the chair. Fran followed at a distance holding back at each juncture and peeking around the corner before moving forward.

At the third intersection, as Fran spied around the corner, the yellow uniform halted mid-hallway, set the brakes for Fiona’s chair and turned around to depart. Fran dove into a nearby room and waited until the footsteps swished away before moving around the final corner.

She neared Fiona and, with relief, noted a supply closet with a swing-style door located in her periphery. Fran swiped her employee code and wormed into the closet, using caution to leave the door ajar just a crack. As she watched, Fran fought the urge to run out and tend to the old woman, itching to straighten Fiona’s smock and speak words of comfort. Before she could talk herself out of the closet, however, two men in matching red suit jackets, approached the chair.

Fran’s spine straightened as she watched a red light flash from a hidden sensor. A voice announced their Superior credentials, and the wall hummed opened revealing a human guard on the other side. Outfitted with a breathing apparatus like the ones fashioned for would-be earth trekkers, the guard saluted the Superiors and handed over a mask for each of them. The Superiors adjusted their masks before pushing Fiona through the opening, out of Fran’s view.

She cracked the door until she could see past the opening into a vestibule. The three stood before what looked like an elevator door which soon opened as well. A moment later they disappeared with Fiona through the second set of doors.

Fran charged out of the room and skidded to a halt at the opening of the first chamber. A warm and foreign atmosphere with a thick, damp quality emanated from the room. Fran breathed the strange air into her lungs. It tasted sweet on her tongue and made her head feel heavy. Could it be air from the outside? She inhaled a long breath and as she did, the panel hummed to a close, returning the wall between her and the portal.

Fran contemplated her new discovery for a fraction of a moment and then scurried away for fear the Superiors would return and find her gawking at the panel. Had she

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