Street Freaks by Brooks Terry

Author:Brooks, Terry [Brooks, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9781944145217
Amazon: B07DLC96N2
Goodreads: 39507293
Publisher: Grim Oak Press
Published: 2018-10-02T06:00:00+00:00

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Ash sleeps well that night, untroubled by dreams. When he wakes, he feels rested and content. He is a member of this odd family now, and even the fact that he was tested to make sure he belongs doesn’t trouble him. He can understand why Jenny would find it necessary. If their situations were reversed, he would have done the same.

Perhaps, too, he sleeps well because nothing bad happened. His worries proved pointless. Not once were they threatened. They walked in, hacked into the computer files, and walked out again. Maybe what they did was illegal, but it doesn’t feel like it. Perhaps his concerns are unfounded. Perhaps Jenny is right and he is helping to bring the worst of the big corporations down a notch or two.

He realizes he is rationalizing because he slept well and feels good and wants his new life to start here, but the specter of ORACLE and his uncle are still out there, and he cannot afford to pretend that the threat they present to him will go away.

He lies back in his bed for a time, listening to T.J. snore, thinking about his situation. It is almost a week now since he sent his DNA and blood samples to the lab for testing, and he still hasn’t heard anything. It is days since he took his last ProLx, and nothing about his physical condition seems to have changed. He is suffering no troubling symptoms or experiencing any adverse reactions. It appears he does not need his medication.

But he wishes he could be sure. The fact that he hasn’t heard anything definitive may have something to do with Cay’s still being away, and she is the one the lab would contact. He reminds himself he must be patient. Today, this seems easy. There is no reason to stress out when he is feeling this good.

He rises, dresses quietly, and goes down to find some breakfast. As he leaves the room, he glances momentarily at Woodrow, parked in his customary corner, sound asleep. He looks like an exotic toy. Ash lets him be.

The sun has risen and the day has begun, but no one seems to be up and about. The bedrooms are quiet, and when he walks downstairs, the bays stand empty.

Then he sees it through the window glass. On the other side of the bay doors, parked close to the building, sits Starfire.

He walks over for a closer look, peers outside, and scans the parking area. There is no one in sight. He finds it hard to believe Starfire’s owner would simply leave the racer sitting out like this. But maybe it is not as vulnerable as it seems. Perhaps it has its own protections. Perhaps someone at Street Freaks knows it is there.

What a beautiful machine, he thinks, wishing suddenly it was his, wishing he could drive it. Of late, T.J. has been letting him drive the Flick, riding with him, instructing him on the finer points of racing. He seems to enjoy doing so, and Ash is happy to have the other’s advice.

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