The Hidden Space by Nathan Hystad

Author:Nathan Hystad [Hystad, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0B8TMX584
Publisher: Woodbridge Press
Published: 2022-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

Drake

Drake had been on edge since observing the half dozen aliens in Lone Pine. They’d gotten to West Hollywood after midnight but decided to take a nap before attempting to confront anyone. Once his adrenaline spiked, he’d crashed hard, his eyelids barely able to stay open for the drive. Getting into LA had been a disaster, but he’d managed to break through the traffic jams. His truck was worse for the wear, with dents, scrapes, and dings along the sides and the bumper, but that didn’t matter. It wasn’t like he needed to worry about the payments any longer.

The trio of buildings were each colorful, but it was the red one they studied. Sage snoozed in the back, probably wondering why they weren’t in a bed. She’d taken to all of this surprisingly well. A couple of months ago, she would have been snuggled up at the foot of his queen bed, living along with Drake in their modest home. It had been an okay life, but not satisfying. After his recent adventures, a part of him thought this was for the best, and this left him riddled with guilt.

It had taken the misfortune of most of the world for Drake to feel like he’d gotten out of a rut. And that sucked. Nia slept in the passenger seat, her chest slowly rising, then falling. Her face tilted away from him, and he caught her reflection in the window. It was peaceful.

He regretted coming here. He and Nia could have stayed in Tahoe and tried to be happy, even if they were in their final days. Driving across a state to face a clearly delusional man wasn’t going to help anything.

When Drake checked the time, it was after five. He didn’t expect to see anything out of the ordinary at this early hour, but Cedric never seemed to operate like other people. He was on his own schedule.

A light came on in one of the countless identical windows.

“Nia,” he whispered. When she didn’t respond, he shook her arm, and she snapped to, wiping her lips.

“What is it?”

Drake pointed to the building, and Nia leaned forward. “Someone’s using a flashlight.”

The beam moved through the room and stopped, as if being placed upwards.

Drake saw the figure approaching the window. Two arms. It might be Cedric. The silhouette stared out for a moment, then peered to his left. And he was gone, the light bouncing before vanishing from sight.

He already had one foot out the door when Nia hopped out. They went to the front of the truck, and Drake heard Sage barking from inside. He started to turn around, and twitched when he spotted the incoming man.

“Drake Astin. I should have known it would be you,” the older Cedric said. He squinted and spat on the ground. His 9MM was aimed directly between the pair of them. “How did you know where we were?”

Drake considered his odds, should he try to remove his handgun. He didn’t think they were good.

“I had a hunch,” he lied, not wanting to mention that it came to Chrissy in a dream.

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