Nobody Gets the Girl by James Maxey

Author:James Maxey
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: terrorist, quantum physics, time travel, superhero, invisible, thrill, james maxey, nobody, rail blade, rex monday
Publisher: James Maxey

WHEN NOBODY WOKE, his surroundings had once again changed. He was in a soft bed, in a large room. A breeze stirred the white linen curtains by the window. He sat up, his body aching. He sported several clean, white bandages on his left arm and shoulder.

Sarah sat next to him, dozing peacefully in a large wicker chair. He reached out and touched her thigh gently. Her eyes fluttered open. Her peaceful expression turned into a slight frown.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey yourself," she said, a bit grumpy.

"What?"

"You didn't even leave a note."

"Oh," he said. "Sorry. I did leave pretty quickly."

"And you took my favorite lighter, you bastard."

"Sorry. You can have it back."

Sarah held up her hand, showing him the lighter. "Found it in your pants. Dad told you about being God, didn't he?"

Nobody sank back onto his pillow. "He actively denied the existence of God, as I remember it. He did claim to have created the world. He did admit to body snatching prisoners and turning them into memory banks for his brain. I don't know, Sarah. These things kind of bother me."

"I know. My father's insane. I don't believe he really created the world. I think he's some kind of evolutionary next step or something, some kind of super-telepath, and he's built this whole God fantasy to cope with it. I can't explain how or why he has such fantastic powers, or why Amelia and I can do the things we do. But I've learned to deal with it, more or less. I think, I hope, that in the balance, my father does more good than harm."

"Oh my God," said Nobody, draping his good arm over his eyes. "Veronica's dead, isn't she?"

"That woman you were with? The one Pit Geek killed?"

"She is dead."

"Yes. Who was she?"

"She used to be my wife. In another lifetime. Literally. Oh, God. She's dead because of me."

"No. And she's not dead because I flew through the window and tried to use my powers on someone I suspected was immune. She's dead because Pit Geek tore her throat out."

"But it's because of—"

"Don't," said Sarah. "Don't go down this path. We can wonder what would have happened if we'd acted differently, but we'll never know. Dwelling on it will make you as loony as my father."

Nobody felt numb. He said, "She's not the only blood on my hands. I killed that... thing. I think... I think maybe it was Rex Monday."

"Baby Gun? He wasn't Monday. Baby Gun was some freak who controlled silicon the way Amelia controls iron. Only he was like completely insane, and saw himself as that horrible monster, and his powers made that real. You did him and the world a huge favor by putting him out of his misery."

"I don't feel like I've done anyone any favors. Christ, I wish I'd never been born. Oh, wait. That's right."

"I'm glad you were born, at least once upon a time, Richard," said Sarah.

"Richard. Richard Rogers. That name's meaningless now. Who was Richard Rogers? Just some nobody.

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