Sky of Dust: The Last Weapon by Joshua Bonilla

Author:Joshua Bonilla
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Joshua Bonilla
Published: 2012-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I woke when I heard the apartment door shut.

Dad must have left for work.

I turned over and closed my eyes, determined to get a few more hours of sleep before I started my day.

My heart jumped when I heard footsteps approach my door and stop.

Maybe Dad did not leave, I thought.

The door opened, and Abigail walked in.

“Ugh, put some clothes on!” she cried as she grabbed my bag and threw it at me.

“Don’t you knock!?” I asked in embarrassment. I was mostly covered I thought. I hope. “How did you get in here anyways?”

“Your dad let me in when he was leaving,” she told me with her back turned towards me. “I figured I would show you around. Mary is giving Peter a tour already. We will meet them for lunch later on.”

“And Casey?” I asked.

“Your dad is giving him a private tour,” Abigail responded in an uneasy voice. “I guess your dad thinks he can get Casey to realize that we were…are trying to help him.”

I hoped Dad would be able to convince Casey, but that’s just not something you could let go so easily. Even if Casey came to terms of what happened, I feel like our relationship would never be the way it was.

I pulled on my clothes and grabbed my green hoodie.

“All right, let’s get going then,” I said.

Abigail turned around, and her eyes widened. I felt like I was being sized up for a slaughter.

“What?” I asked.

“Nothing,” she replied. “Just you clean up well.”

I almost felt happy until she opened her mouth again.

“I almost thought you would stay gray forever,” she added.

I sighed. “Do you ever say anything nice?”

“All the time,” Abigail responded. “I just tell the truth.”

As we left the apartment, I grabbed a few apples for breakfast.

“So what’s on today’s agenda?” I asked.

“I figured I would show you the training areas, the armory, and then do some shopping,” she replied.

“Shopping?” I said.

“Not for you dummy, for me,” she said, rolling her eyes. “Today is July 4th. There will be a party in the shopping area. They will clear out all the booths and turn it into a giant ballroom. There will be food, concerts, and dancing.”

“So what does that have to with shopping? And what’s special about today?” I asked.

Abigail’s face got red.

“Well, I have nothing to wear,” she admitted. “And today is Independence Day, when the original US won their independence.”

As we walked, I began to fill her in on what my dad told me the night before.

“So that’s why he wants us to help him? He needs people he can trust?” Abigail asked once I was finished. “I can’t believe that we will be invaded. And work together with Renatus? It does not seem very likely.”

I had to agree with her. It did not seem possible, but I guess we did not have many options.

We reached an area that reminded me of a gym but about twenty times bigger. There were weights, stair machines, four boxing arenas, punching bags, and a whole lot other things that were new to me.

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