Rose Reborn by KJ Harlow

Author:KJ Harlow [Harlow, KJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlow Publishing
Published: 2017-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

It was still pitch black when I woke. Wait, was I truly awake? My mind whirred as it rewound to its most recent memories. I arrived back in the Underworld, everyone was back. Agatha took me down to her room. She mentioned Mortimer’s name but nothing else.

I was still in her room. Where had she gone? No matter how nasty she could be, I still had to thank her for helping me recover. I hopped out of bed and put my hands out in front of me, feeling for the roughly hewn wooden door. There it was. Moving my hand down to the door knob, my heart skipped a beat. What if I was trapped here? I let out a sigh of relief as I opened it. I really had to stop being so paranoid.

I poked my head outside. I couldn’t really tell if any of the other Deliverers were resting. All the doors were closed and none of them had any light coming out from underneath them. My eyes slid over to my room, then to the nameless room to my left.

Oh and tell Death I said hi.

Should I open it? My mind lingered on the thought for a moment. What did I really hope to find there? I decided against it and started retracing the steps back to the staircase that led up to the control room.

Surprisingly, I found it without any issue. I guess I wasn’t so lost down here after all. I ascended the steps and placed my hand against the cool, smooth glass panel. It soundlessly disappeared and I stepped back into the room.

The franticness of the workers had subsided for the time being. They weren’t sprinting across the room to deliver information, opting to power walk instead. Most were sitting in front of their screens, eyes glued to their multiple monitors. No one looked up or noticed that I had come in. I looked up at the large central screen. It had reverted back to surveillance mode, keeping track of different persons of interest.

I glanced over to the meeting room. There wasn’t any light behind the glass. Was everyone asleep right now? I looked toward the door leading into Death’s office. It was slightly ajar. I would talk to Death and ask him what he made of the situation. I slipped quietly around the back of the room, nodding and smiling at a couple of the workers who crossed my path.

Arriving at the door I could already hear the fireplace, crackling merrily. Raising my hand to knock, I stopped as I heard somewhere talking.

“How was I meant to know that he was going to be there?” Walter growled angrily.

I silently moved to the wall next to the door and pressed my back into it. Something told me that I shouldn’t be eavesdropping, but I waited in silence for Death to respond.

“It was a rare opportunity and you wasted it. We could have transported you up there…” Death said, his voice tight.

“The timing wasn’t right,” Walter said, clearly agitated.

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