Irreverent_Young Adult Dystopian Romance by Sarah Addison-Fox

Author:Sarah Addison-Fox [Addison-Fox, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Double Edged Sword Publishing
Published: 2019-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

Mallory.

I want to take Cristan back to the garden where Kit showed me an old shed filled with tools. There’s a shovel like the one Cristan used to bury our clothes, and I’m curious to see what it will feel like to manipulate the earth, to plant a seed, to tend to it the way Kit says she does, to nurture it and watch it grow.

I want to tell him all about my plans to grow as solid as the trees that yield fruit, I want to say I know I can get stronger, if I too plant myself in the garden with Kit and learn how, but Cristan’s eyes are flicking back and forth between me, the monitor, and Trey and Kit, so I take a seat and hope he’ll let me know what’s going on.

I pick up my pencil and start drawing some of the trees and plants I saw in the garden. Cristan goes back to tapping at the monitor and I lose myself in what I’m doing. His tapping has a rhythm that matches the sound of scrawling on my paper. I’m drawing the curve of the leaves when Cristan lets out a curse. I drop my pencil and peer at the screen. Cristan has it set so he can watch the entrance of the Unit. Men are streaming through the doors and look to be carrying large cylindrical weapons.

Horror floods my veins as Trey and Kit stand behind Cristan. Any confusion I had at what is happening fades away as I see Trey’s lips mouth a curse and Kit’s eyes widen before she speaks almost in a monotone. “Jackson will want to put his plan into effect. He’ll be pissed he’s still laid up.” Her eyes slide to Cristan and narrow but Cristan is too focussed on what’s happening on the screen to pay her any attention.

Men dressed in government issue uniforms like the one my driver wore on the day I was made Irrelevant are flowing like a wave through the Unit. Cristan shifts the view with a muttered curse and I see the recreation centre filling with uniformed men. People are being pulled out of chairs, off couches, and thrown to the ground. My stomach roils as a man is thrown up against a wall.

Everything starts to blur, the curses and mutterings of Cristan fade away as lights dart in front of my eyes. For a moment I think I’ll faint, but instead, I just sway and rock in place. Cristan’s steps are methodical as he moves away from the screen, away from Trey and Kit, and closer to me.

We stare at each for a moment as if silently acknowledging things have changed. He swallows and moisture fills his eyes. And I know. I know what it is that he doesn’t want to say. I take a step towards him and take his hand in mine. He’s trembling and I know he’s afraid. For that reason alone, I hide away how terrified I am.

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