Pursued by Gary Urey

Author:Gary Urey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

AXEL

The shocked expression on Pinchole’s face when Axel told him about the Warp’s ability to see into the past was priceless. The man’s eyes grew as wide as softballs, and his lips quivered. He then jumped out of his chair and paced around the room.

“Must be something to do with photon acceleration…solar wind…traveling faster than the speed of light,” Pinchole mumbled excitedly. “This could change everything!”

“Now let me see Daisha,” Axel demanded. “I gave you something. Now it’s your turn to give me something.”

“Yes…right…of course. But she’s with…um…a medical doctor right now.”

“Why does she need a doctor? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong. Remember? The Warp subjected both of you to small amounts of radiation that caused hallucinations. She’s just getting a clean bill of health from a medical professional, that’s all.”

Pinchole’s cell phone rang, interrupting their conversation. “I’m on my way,” he said to the caller and then hung up. “I’ll be back shortly. What you told me was absolutely mind-blowing. I can’t wait to talk more!” He raced out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

Axel heard the click-click sound of Pinchole locking the door. Everything fell silent except for the pounding of his captor’s nerdy Converse sneakers (emblazoned with a hand-drawn Batman logo on the toes) running down the hall toward the elevator. Axel took a swig from a water bottle and glanced up at the security camera mounted high on the far wall. The glass eye was watching his every move. As he capped the water bottle, he noticed a sliver of black on the otherwise white ceiling. One of the tiles in the drop ceiling was askew, as if someone had taken the handle of a broom and accidentally popped it out of place.

What’s up there? Axel wondered.

He looked closer and saw a ventilation shaft. He remembered watching a character in a science fiction movie escape from an alien spaceship by wiggling his way through something similar.

The ceiling could be his way out, but he’d have to cover up the camera lens. The person on the other end would surely see him and send up an alert. He knew he just couldn’t walk over and throw a T-shirt over the lens. How could he disable the camera without anyone suspecting he was doing it on purpose? The answer came to him in an instant.

Sock Football.

The game Axel used to play by himself every football season popped into his thoughts. He was a hard-core 49ers fan and loved watching the games every Sunday while playing Sock Football at the same time. The football was just a bundle of dirty socks knotted into the shape of a ball. He was the quarterback. After dropping back to pass, he’d fire the ball to a wide receiver from across the living room. The wide receiver was a wicker basket tucked into a corner. If the ball landed in the basket, it was a touchdown. If the ball bounced onto the couch or recliner, it was an interception. After Axel broke two living room lamps and a handblown glass figurine of a hummingbird, his father had made him quit.

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