The Colony (Books 1 and 2) - Gay Dystopia YA Romance Box Set by J. Tomas

Author:J. Tomas [Tomas, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Queerteen Press
Published: 2014-03-29T23:00:00+00:00

That was where morning found me.

Before I even opened my eyes, I knew my body would protest any sudden movements. Muscles twitched from overuse, and my arms and legs ached from being strained. Swinging that heavy chair at the glass window in the Collection Center might have been the only way we could escape, but I regretted it when I woke. The sand was hard-packed around me and uncomfortable, and the sun was beginning to beat down on the side of my face exposed to the sky, but I wanted nothing more than to lie here another few hours or so, maybe another day or two, however long it took to feel right again.

But when I opened one eye and saw Kyer sprawled on his back a few feet away from me, I felt a surge of relief spike through me. I was right, I knew I’d be, because he was still with me, by my side. My chest swelled with emotion, and I blinked back sudden tears. We had made it. We were free.

Movement in front of me caught my attention and I focused my gaze closer in, on the sand. There, an almost invisible creature moved with odd grace despite numerous legs. It was a bug of some kind, fragile and perfect, and the first living thing other than a person that I had ever seen.

I watched, fascinated, as it crawled over grains of sand that stood in its path like boulders. This close, I could see beady black eyes, and as it moved, I imagined I could feel its multiple legs skittering over my skin. Just seeing it navigate closer to me made my arms and legs begin to itch. With difficulty, I rolled onto my side and absently scratched my wrist where the Colony had implanted an identification tag before I was born.

The creature moved on, steady and true. I scratched my wrist again, then turned my head to glance at the spot. My neck protested the movement, and pain behind my right eye blossomed into a dull ache.

My wrist was an angry red. My nails had made white claw marks across the skin, and there, at the base of my thumb, a welt swelled like some sort of bite.

Suddenly I felt tiny legs all over my body and, headache be damned, I scrambled to my feet. With shaking arms, I pulled my tunic off over my head and looked at my thin chest. The pale skin was pocked with bites, and those little invisible creatures who had looked so magical a moment ago were crawling all over me!

“Oh, shit!” I slapped at my bare chest, trying to rid myself of the parasites. More bit me—I could feel the stings now, the sharp little pricks of whatever they had that passed for teeth, and I danced as I tried to knock them away. My legs tingled, too, so I stripped off my pants and fell over on my side as I kicked off my shoes.

“Kyer!” I cried.

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