Into the Yellow Zone by Lynda Engler

Author:Lynda Engler [Engler, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Luke

Araddea’s bird had forced Luke to back track on the overgrown highway, but he was not sure how far back he was supposed to go, or where he was headed. He tried to take an exit ramp shortly after turning back only to find giant talons clawing at his hair.

“Okay! I get it! Not here,” he yelled as he crouched on the pavement with his arms flung over his head. He shouted up at the bird. “Can’t you just fly next to me and guide me? Why do you need to stab me?” Like the nurse at the Picatinny Army base who had jabbed him with immunization needles, the eagle seemed intent on turning Luke into its personal pincushion.

If the bird understood him, it still had no way to communicate with him. It only eyed him from its perch on a concrete barrier until he stood up and walked back up the ramp. Heading back where he had come from, the eagle made no more attempts on Luke’s life, but its keen eyes remained fixed on him as he walked. That was when he saw the six-story building with the blue letters hanging from its roof.

“Le Rochér,” read Luke. The bird still circled above. “Is that it? Is that where Isabella went?” His grandmother had made them study French, German and Spanish, and while he knew that “Rochér” did not mean “roach,” it did have a similar sound, especially if you did not speak French. He now understood why Araddea thought the mad scientist was in “the roach factory” and let out an involuntary giggle way too girly for a 16-year-old boy. There was precious little that was truly funny Outside.

The eagle did not stop him as he left the road this time. A windblown carpet of dirt and dead weeds covered the pavement and absorbed the sound of his footsteps as he approached the building. Luke raised his eyes to the fence that enclosed the large corporate complex. He followed the line of the fence to its pinnacle where sharp barbs protruded from the slanted top edge. Climbing it was not an option.

He approached the gate and found it firmly locked. If Isabella had gone in there, she must have found an easier way. Luke patrolled the perimeter searching for a hole in the fence or any other sign that his sister had entered.

He heard a noise that made him look up and saw a camera near the roof of the building. It was tracking him. Someone is in there.

Luke heard a low growl and realized he had not eaten all day. The sun was beginning to set behind the tall blue letters, the golden glow shining over the top of the huge sign like a halo. Luke shielded his eyes against the glare as he looked again at the sign. An eerie stillness spread like fog. The birds stopped singing and the wind ceased.

The growl got louder and Luke realized it was not his stomach when a sudden roar shook the earth.

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