Occidis by Aisha Tritle

Author:Aisha Tritle [Tritle, Aisha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: After Glows Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

17

Sophia stared into the darkness. She’d pulled the sling off her arm—she didn’t really need it anyway. But the painkillers were starting to wear off. She wished Dr. Roth had given her something to knock her out; she could hear her thoughts too loudly in the quiet bedroom.

Davey had already left when she’d stopped by his room. There had been something he needed to tell her…but Kristin had probably already said it.

BASE was no place for a baby. Not that they’d let Kristin keep it…or would they? She hadn’t told Sophia who the father was. But Sophia knew it was probably Simon’s. Norbert would consider the baby a perfect specimen—the offspring of two members of his beloved Program Occidis. The child would grow up with the outside world completely unaware of its existence.

Sophia covered her face with her hands and steadied her breathing.

She had to get Kristin out. But she was stuck.

She grabbed the pillow beneath her head and threw it across the room. It landed in her closet with a quiet thud.

“How do I do this,” muttered Sophia, a tear rolling down her face.

Suddenly, it was too silent. The air conditioning stopped, the computer in the corner powered down.

Sophia rolled over and clicked the switch on her bedside lamp. It didn’t turn on; the power was out.

Her breath paused. This was her chance. If the power was out, then surveillance was down. Except it was too dark. She couldn’t see anything.

“Shit,” said Sophia, as her feet hit the floor.

Her phone had been confiscated, so she couldn’t use the light from that. Her hand found its way to the drawer of her nightstand and pulled it open. She rummaged about for a few seconds until she found a small flashlight.

“Perfect.”

She flicked it on. The small circle of light fell on her door just as it swung open—and revealed a strange sight. Sophia gripped the flashlight above her head and prepared to bash in the head of the person at the door…until she realized who it was.

“Sophia!” whispered Dr. Roth. “What are you doing? Turn that off.”

He was wearing night vision goggles and handed her a pair as well. “Put these on,” he ordered.

Sophia switched her flashlight off and strapped on the night vision goggles.

“I don’t know how long we’ve got,” said Dr. Roth. “So we’ve got to hurry. There’s an ATV parked at the south exit. I’ll take you there, and you just drive for a mile straight, alright?”

“I’ve got to get Kristin,” said Sophia.

The doctor’s jaw dropped. “That’s ridiculous. You can’t—“

“Is it a multi-seater ATV?”

“Well, yes, but—“

“I’ve got to get Kristin.”

Sophia walked out the door, Dr. Roth in tow.

“Sophia, you can’t do this,” he protested.

But his words fell on deaf ears. Kristin’s bedroom was two doors down from Sophia’s. She burst in without knocking.

Kristin was sound asleep. Sophia gently set a hand on the girl’s shoulder.

“Kristin. Hey. Kristin.”

Sophia deflected the sharp jab directed at her.

“Calm down, Kris. It’s just me,” she said, pinning down her friend’s skeletal arms.

Kristin blinked at her in the darkness.

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