T.I.M.E. by Mackenzie Morris

Author:Mackenzie Morris
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Genetic Engineering, Literature & Fiction
Published: 2014-04-14T21:00:00+00:00

19

Clara is playing her piano when her phone rings. She reaches over and picks up her cell phone. "Hello, this is Inquisitor Lifestone."

The familiar and unique voice she knows all too well comes over the speaker. "Clara, this is Blice McSage."

"Oh, Master Director. What do you need?"

"Um . . . it's just Blice now. I was overthrown. They exiled me."

What is this about? "Exiled? When did this happen?"

"You don't know?" Blice asks. "Two days ago. They stormed my house and chased me out of Paradise."

Oh no. If Blice was chased out of Paradise, then what happened to Isidore? "Where's Isidore. Tell me he's safe."

He sounds concerned. "Well, that's what I was calling about. I was hoping you had seen him."

Not this. Anything but this. "No. Oh no. Is he missing?"

"He stole my Jeep and ran off last night."

"What about his tracking device?" Clara asks.

"He left his watch here."

"You didn't put in an internal one like I told you to?"

"Clara, you know I'm not very intelligent sometimes."

She starts to worry. "What can I do?"

"You need to lie low and don't talk to anyone else at that outpost."

"There's no one here. No one has been back since they headed off to Paradise a week ago."

"How did you not know about all of this?" Blice asks.

"My communications have been down since I got back."

"So you're not trying to kill me too?"

Never. "Of course not. Why would I want to?"

"They could be coming after you if it is known that you are one of my supporters." Blice warns. "The red sector is insane and they're out for my blood. Black sector is falling apart and there's nothing I can do from out here in the wasteland to change anything. I have no idea who is working on what or if the inquisitors who have been my allies before are even still alive."

Clara goes to the window and pulls the curtains closed. "I'm scared."

"Don't be scared. You know how I feel about you. I didn't let them hurt you in Styx and I won't let them hurt you now. You mean so much to me, Clara."

She locks the door. "You're a hundred miles away."

"Even from a hundred miles away, I will protect the people I love."

"Blice, don't say that."

"It's true." Blice says. "I love you, Clara. I should have told you back when we were working together on the Styx mission."

Clara leans against the door and tries to not think about what they had. "Please don't bring this up again. It was one night and you know I've been hurt before."

"I know. But I'm not like those other men."

"Blice, stop. There's someone else."

Blice sounds hurt. "Oh. Forgive me, then. Who is it?"

"I'd rather not say."

"Is he an Inquisitor?"

"At this point, I guess he was an inquisitor." Clara says as she turns off the lights and stares out into the soft darkness.

"Please tell me. I won't hunt him down or anything. I'm powerless now and don't even have a car."

"Let's get through one crisis at a time, okay?"

"I guess I missed my chance, huh?" Blice asks.

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