Infinity Reborn by S. Harrison

Author:S. Harrison
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781503933460
Published: 2016-06-27T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“Don’t hurt her!” I plead.

“I make the demands, child, not you,” seethes Nanny Theresa.

“Theresa?” Jonah’s voice barks from the speaker.

“Hello, Major,” she replies coldly.

“But . . . how?” Jonah stammers, searching for the words.

Nanny Theresa finishes his sentence for him. “How am I here? Come now. You didn’t think Onix was strong enough to hold me captive forever, did you? And now, thanks to Richard’s quantum grains, I have a body, complete with two hands that I will gladly use to take everything away from you. Just like you took everything away from me.”

“What’s she talking about, Jonah?” I ask.

“Your Nanny Theresa didn’t move away like I told you.” Jonah grunts angrily. “She’s been dead for two years. The woman you’re talking to isn’t real; she’s a digital copy, nothing but code and corrupted files.”

“Now, now, Major. I may be dead, but I still have feelings,” Nanny Theresa says mockingly.

“I know what she is,” I mutter into the radio. “I was there when she downloaded her mind after she died. That much I do remember.”

“You . . . remember?” asks Jonah.

“I know that you tried to erase that memory from me.” I feel anger beginning to simmer in my gut. “You invaded my mind, Jonah. You stole days of my life from me over and over again, but worst of all, you tried to make me forget what she did to Carlo. How could you?” My voice trembles with sorrow and rage.

“Finn, please listen,” Jonah murmurs gently. “I was only trying to—”

“What? Protect me? Is that your excuse? Is that how you justify violating my mind?”

“Finn, I can explain. I never meant to—”

“Shut up,” I bark. “I don’t want to hear it. You’ve been lying to me my whole life. Why the hell should I listen to you now?”

“Well, well,” Nanny Theresa says with a smile in her voice. “It seems that your sins are finally coming home to roost, Major. But as much as I’m enjoying this little stroll down memory lane, my patience is wearing very thin, and your little friend’s time is growing shorter by the minute.”

I hear a rustle of movement, and the sound of short, quiet breaths is followed by Bit’s frightened voice. “Finn? I’m . . . I’m scared, Finn.”

“Bettina!” I shout into the radio. “Please, don’t hurt her.”

“Bettina? Is that the girl’s name?” says Nanny Theresa. “I will let her go, Infinity, but not until I see you first.”

“Don’t do it, Finn,” says Jonah. “Theresa’s construct can’t exist outside the boundary of Dome Two; if you go inside, she’ll kill you!”

“This is between Infinity and me, Major,” barks Nanny Theresa. “If I hear your voice again, I will hurt Bettina, and if Infinity refuses to face me, I will do far worse.”

“I’ll get there as soon as I can, I swear,” I say into the walkie-talkie.

“Finn! No!” shouts Jonah.

“It seems you weren’t listening to a word I just said, Major Brogan,” says Nanny Theresa. “Perhaps you’ll listen to this?” I hear a muffled snap, and Bit’s wailing scream vibrates loudly from the speaker.

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