The Complete Makanza Series: Books 0-4 by Krista Street

Author:Krista Street [Street, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-13T23:00:00+00:00

23 – MEETING

We traveled to D.C. the next day. The entire flight my heart beat erratically. I had no idea what was happening on the reservation. I had no idea if Davin was being treated fairly or if he was being tortured again. Since Sara didn’t know, my only inside connection, I was completely in the dark.

Sara and Sophie were still locked in their new home. Nobody had come for them. The initiation meeting, that explained the rules on the reservation, had been canceled. They hadn’t been given an explanation as to why.

My stomach rolled at the thought of what could be happening. Images of the way Dr. Roberts’ brutalized Davin kept flashing through my mind. The Chair. Bloody puncture wounds. Being locked in the Experimental Room.

I gripped the armrests of my seat tightly. Stratus clouds hung above us as we descended into Dulles International Airport. Cate had managed to pull a few strings. We had a meeting with the president scheduled for late morning. It was currently 10 a.m. on the east coast.

We’d need to hurry.

Cate’s foot tapped on the floor as the jet’s wheels hit the runway. The familiar scream of the engines and squeaking breaks followed.

“We’ll have to be succinct.” She unclicked her seatbelt and stood as the plane taxied along the runway. “The aide said we’ll only have twenty minutes of the president’s time.”

I swallowed uneasily. How can we change the course of the future in only twenty minutes?

“Having Dr. Sadowsky’s testimonial will help, I hope.” I cleared my throat after I said the words. My anxiety had returned in full-force and with it came the feeling that I was being swallowed whole by an invisible force, eager to suck me into its dark embrace.

Just breathe. Remember what Davin said. When you feel a panic attack coming, close your eyes and breathe.

As Cate grabbed her bags while the pilot opened the cabin door, I reached to the back of my mind and mentally knocked on my connection with Sara.

At least ten seconds passed before she opened. Meghan?

I breathed a sigh of relief. Hi. How’s it going? Are you okay?

Yes, for the time being. Oh, Meghan . . . it’s so . . . It’s weird here.

I swallowed tightly. And Davin? How is he?

I felt her shake her head helplessly. I’m sorry. I still don’t know.

Her response was like a kick in the gut. Each time we’d spoken, she’d said the same thing. She was fine. Sophie was fine. The other Kazzies were fine, but she had no idea about Davin. When they’d hauled him away, unconscious from the drug they’d administered to him, he’d been taken somewhere.

And she still had no idea where.

Worst of all, she couldn’t reach him. That either meant he was still unconscious or too drugged to communicate.

Neither option made me feel better.

Do you know anyone who’s seen him?

No. They’re still keeping us restricted in our new homes. We’re not allowed to leave until we’ve gone through the initiation meetings. They say we

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