Roswell by Tony B. Richard
Author:Tony B. Richard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Roswell; New Mexico; NM; America; scifi; science fiction; alternative history; short fiction; novelette; alien; aliens; first contact; space; inclusion; diversity; character of color; main character of color; alien alliance; science fiction series; alt history;
Publisher: TIGERPETAL PRESS
Published: 2022-02-18T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FIVE
Now You See Meâ¦
AAF Basecamp, New Mexico
July 10, 1947
Malcolm was really excited to try out his new toy. He went straight to his barracks and changed into his new uniform, then checked that no one was around and said, âCommunicator, make me invisible.â
No, those arenât the words. He looked down and saw that he didnât have a shadow, though he could still see himself, so he walked to a window. There was no reflection staring back at him. Yes! I guess it knew what I meant. He looked around, grinning. I wonder where Lawless is. It wasnât like he cared about what the other soldier was doing, but he was always so hostile; Malcolm wondered what Lawless was like when he wasnât around.
Malcolm tried to walk without making any noise. It took a few tries before he realized that people couldnât hear him. Maybe itâs because Iâm âout of phaseâ? He tried to remember what Joanua had told him. This will be hard to get used to.
He walked around until he saw Lawless talking with some of the other soldiers on the outer edge of the base in the shade of a tall tree. All of them seemed to be his buddies; they were laughing and joking around. Malcolm already knew that they did that. Bored, Malcolm was just about to leave, but then he saw Sergeant Highton approaching.
Highton sneered at Lawless. âI heard you had a few pathetic performances with Dow lately. Are you losing your touch?â he mocked.
Lawless stepped away from his buddies to look Highton in the eye. âWhatâs your problem?â he sneered back, puffing his chest.
âYou let that upstart put you in your place.â
âHe did not!â Lawless shouted. He was slightly shorter than Highton, but he still managed to get in the sergeantâs face before he turned and stalked away.
Highton scoffed, then looked over Lawlessâs gaggle of friends. âWhy do you even bother following this loser around?â
âBecause of his family,â Private Martin said with a shrug. âIf you want to get anywhere in this army, you need his connections.â
Highton waved his hand dismissively. âHis family probably thinks heâs as useless as I do.â
âThatâs not true!â Lawless spun around again, glaring at Highton. âYou better apologize, or youâllâ¦youâllâ¦youâll regret it,â said Lawless.
âKnucklehead.â Highton rolled his eyes. âYou canât even put a boy like Dow in his proper place. What makes you think you can do anything against me? Your father must be so proud.â His lip curled into a vicious grin as he stared down at Lawless.
For once, Lawless looked small.
Malcolm was so shocked that he almost forgot they couldnât see him; that he was just a fly on the wall. He couldnât believe what he was hearing. Is this how it always is? he wondered. How had he not seen it?
Oh, right, because when Iâm around, Iâm the butt of the joke. Even so, heâd never thought that Lawless, of all people, would be a victim of bullying. Malcolm knew that Lawlessâs family was full of high-ranking officers, after all.
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