New Birth by Orrin Jason Bradford

Author:Orrin Jason Bradford [Bradford, Orrin Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: UFO, Alien Attack, Alien First Contact, Contact, shapeshifters, First Contact, Artificial Intelligence, Alien Contact, female protagonist
ISBN: 9781930328853
Publisher: Porpoise Publishing
Published: 2014-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Lockup

Alp pulled herself wearily up the stairs to the cabin. Eight hours of one-on-one had been like three days straight of the old scams. Without a lookout backing her up, there was a level of risk that quickly drained her. Three different times she had almost been caught by a security guard or a member of the ski patrol. Only her mental radar had saved her. The tension and stress of not having Mel there to keep an eye out for her had taken its toll.

Then there was the money, or more accurately, the lack of it. She'd only managed two hundred dollars today and worked three times harder for it. She wondered how Mel was feeling and whether he'd be ready to return to the slopes tomorrow. Then, she remembered the clash of the night before and immediately thought of the cigar box lying in the crook of the tree. She ought to take their cut, but then there'd only been a hundred and eighty to give to Sarrah. The old witch would raise enough grief as it was. Besides, skimming the money had been Mel's idea, not hers.

She reached the door to the cabin and stood for a moment with her hand on the knob. Lock your mind; she heard Mel say to her. He'd said it each day for the last six months, just before they'd enter the cabin. And, she had always obeyed him. How had Sarrah found out about the box? What did she know and from what source? Alp sighed and turned the handle. Questions without answers; at least not answers she was likely to find.

As usual, Sarrah was propped up in her chair next to the fire. Alp glanced at the wood box and noticed it was empty. Obviously, Mel had chosen to keep a low profile. Alp kicked the door closed, intentionally slamming it. Sarrah's head popped up, and her eyes flew open at the rude awakening.

" 'Bout damned time you got back," she said without even looking at her watch. "Before you take your coat off, go fetch some firewood. That lazy good-for-nothing brother of yours is still in bed."

Alp turned around and started to retrace her steps, but changed her mind at the last moment. Instead, she turned and walked over to Mel's room. Her hand was on the knob trying to twist it before Sarrah could stop her. The door wouldn't open. Then, she noticed the large iron key was missing.

"Hey, what's going on here? Why is Mel locked up like this?"

"I told you to go fetch some firewood. I'll explain when you get back."

"You'll explain now, or you'll freeze the rest of the night." Alp turned and faced Sarrah. Leaning her back against the door, she folded her arms and tried to present the most stubborn stance possible.

"Oh, all right. But I'll remind you, young lady, who you're talking to. Any more insolence like that, and I'll take a hickory stick to you." Alp didn't move except to start tapping her foot impatiently on the floor.

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