The Elite: a dystopian post-apocalyptic young adult novella series (Remnants of Zone Four Chronicles Book 4) by Simsion N. G. & Roth James

Author:Simsion, N. G. & Roth, James [Simsion, N. G.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Inky's Nest Publishing
Published: 2016-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Zero sat on the edge of the bare mattress and dropped his face into his hands. He fixed his eyes on the floor, where bits of dried blood could be seen caked into the grout between the tiles. He shook his head, wondering what he had just gotten himself into. Clearly it was a big mistake coming straight into the center of Exile and expecting Caiman to go along with it.

“Hey, new guy,” a voice echoed through the hall.

Zero closed his eyes and ignored him. He looked at the mattress, which was stained a variety of colors, and resisted the urge to lay on it.

“Hey, new guy. What are you in for? You stab someone?”

“I’m not really sure why I’m here.” Zero rose to his feet and stepped up to the sink. He looked into the mirror and examined the many scratches he now had on his face from fighting his way through so many bushes and branches over the last few days. He had a red spot on his left eyeball and wasn’t exactly sure when that injury had occurred.

“You wanna know what’s goin’ on?” The voice echoed again. “They’re looking to promote one of the guards to Elite. At least, that’s what the rumor is. So lately all of the guards have been on a power trip, throwing guys into solitary confinement left and right, hoping to show off how tough they are. Hoping they can stand out above everyone else as Elite material.”

“And whichever one of the guards can make himself stand out above the rest—then he’ll get promoted to Elite?”

“That’s the rumor.”

Zero dropped his chin down to his chest and closed his eyes. How could he be so stupid? He should have at least told Caiman what he and Red had decided to do—their plan to break Root out. As it stood right now, the only thing Caiman knew was that he wanted to help Root escape. And now that Red was interviewing people and becoming more interested in Zero, there was a real possibility that Red could discover the truth about who he was. That couldn’t possibly be good news for Caiman, especially not if he was hoping for that Elite promotion.

He twisted the knob of the faucet. He watched the water pour into his hands before he splashed it onto his face. It was colder than he expected it to be, which should have felt refreshing on a hot day like this, but something as simple as water couldn’t possibly bring him any form of comfort right now.

He heard the sound of small hinges creaking, and he turned to see that someone had pushed open the three-inch-wide food slot located in the center of the door. A freshly laundered pair of jeans came through the slot and fell to the floor, followed by a clean pair of socks and a new standard-issue white T-shirt.

Zero hurried to the door and peered through the small window. All he could see was a guard walking away. He had sandy blonde hair.

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