The Gate by Jennifer N Hibbert

Author:Jennifer N Hibbert [Hibbert, Jennifer N]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: independent publishing network
Published: 2019-08-09T22:00:00+00:00

As the weeks wore on, Martin and his group continued to focus on their own entertainment and still failed to show much care or sensitivity towards anyone else. Their games in the corridors left them with a few minor cuts and bumps.

One afternoon, about four months into the space flight, the group had lunch at their usual early time then headed to the games room. Chris and Monica took a seat on the bench at the entrance, chatting and holding hands. Chris wanted to spend a little time with Monica, as she usually felt left out once the boys started to play and compete.

Martin played on the game station facing Morgan’s, and Koi played on a slot machine in the corner. Everyone was completely preoccupied and didn’t notice when Martin got up and left the room. Suddenly, he rushed back through the main entrance. He went straight over to Chris and whispered in his ear.

Chris responded, ‘Yeah, man. But when did you go outside? I thought you were playing on that machine over there.’

‘Yeah, I got bored, so I stepped out for a while,’ Martin replied. ‘Are you in or not?’ He looked directly at him, as though Monica wasn’t there.

‘Yes! Let’s do this, man,’ Chris replied with excitement.

‘All right, let me get the others.’

When he left, Chris told Monica they planned to sneak into the engine room without permission. Monica pulled away from Chris, upset with him for agreeing to do such a dangerous thing, but before they could talk more about it the boys returned. They were high-fiving each other and geared up to go.

Monica took Chris’s hand when he stood up. ‘Don’t be stupid. This could put people’s lives in danger just so you guys can have some fun.’

Chris was adamant. He tried to reassure her. ‘Look, don’t worry, we’re not being stupid! Just relax. Wait for us here, we won’t be long. We’ll go in and out! Okay?’ While they spoke, the other boys headed out the door and down the corridor. She gradually let go of his hand and he caught up with his gang.

The boys made their way below deck to the engine room. Earlier, Martin had watched an engineer enter a code on the engine room door while he had hidden safely out of view behind a section of pipes. He now keyed in the door code he’d memorised and they entered.

Half of this enormous room was filled from floor to ceiling with machines. The group hid behind one of the massive engines close to the door, which had a few of its lights turned on. They weren’t sure what its function was but there was hardly any noise coming from it. Two men and a robot were working on one section of an engine towards the back of the room. They didn’t notice the boys walk in and hide.

The boys stayed there for a while, watching the men and robot working, then they sneaked out, one after another. They gathered in the

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