On Through the Never by Melissa E. Hurst

Author:Melissa E. Hurst
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 2017-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

22

BRIDGER

FEBRUARY 19, 2147

It’s barely ten o’clock in the morning, and already adrenaline is coursing through my body. The time trip I took with Alora yesterday just raised even more questions. Today I’m going to try to find some answers. I’m going to Halla Fairbanks’s house to talk to her in person, since Alora said she worked on the project that revived her father. And since Vika’s consciousness was uploaded at the same time my dad’s was, back in 2013, maybe she’ll have some answers for us. After that, I’m going to meet Zed, Elijah, Tara, and Alora at the museum so we can figure out what to do next. Since I couldn’t comm Alora myself, I asked Tara to get in touch with her and tell her of our plans.

The only problem is my brother.

“Will you hurry up?” I snap at Shan while I stop to let him to catch up. He’s walking about ten paces behind me on the sidewalk, talking to someone on his DataLink. There are too many people out for us to get separated without me worrying about losing him in the crowd. We’ve already passed one small group of Purists chanting in front of city hall. I really hope things aren’t about to turn sour again.

Shan signs off just before reaching me.

“Who were you talking to?” I ask, thinking it was probably Mom.

“One of my friends,” he says. “Not that you care.”

I glance at him out of the corner of my eyes. His sullenness around me has only increased in the past week. The camping trip with Grandma was the turning point. But when I told Mom I needed to go out this morning, she made me take Shan. She said she would be busy working on a project all day and that he needed to get out more. Personally, I think she just wanted the apartment to herself for a few hours. Either way, it sucks because I’m stuck with someone who clearly has issues with me.

But I decide to try to reason with the little tyrant. “Who says I don’t care? It’s good that you have friends. Maybe you should bring them around the apartment more.”

Shan snorts. “Um, no thanks. Mom would embarrass me. I’ll just stick to seeing them at school.”

It’s all I can do to keep a straight face. “I thought you loved Mom. You’re clearly her favorite.”

“No, I’m not,” he spits out. “She’s just nicer to me because I don’t openly hate her, like you do. You and Dad were always so close. There was no room left for me. Or for Mom.”

I want to scoff at him, but what if he’s right? It’s true that Dad and I spent a lot of time together, but that’s because we had so many things in common. Camping, of course, but we also loved watching old baseball games together and sometimes playing hockey or soccer with Zed and Elijah. Shan never really liked any of those things, except for camping, but even that was only when he was little.

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