The Nocere: A Haunting Dystopian Tale Book 1 by Heather Carson

Author:Heather Carson [Carson, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

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After we ate breakfast, I scooped the remainder of the powdered egg and spam casserole into plastic cups. Then I shoved them into my bag while Genie was in the shower.

“I’ll be back,” I yelled to her as I ran out the door.

“Don’t be long,” Genie called from the bathroom. “Craton is coming over for dinner tonight. We need to clean.”

I groaned as I raced down the steps. Playing hostess to Genie’s boyfriend and then partying in the realm didn’t sound like a great way to spend my weekend off. I wanted to scour Vorie’s library for books on spirits, but that would have to wait for a few days now. Of course, Genie would make her celebration a two-day event.

The air was getting warmer and I didn’t need my hoodie anymore. Not like it ever got that cold where I lived, winter was sweater weather. I’d read that Idaho had blistering cold winters with snow. Real winter and real snow, those concepts were as foreign to me as how people could live the rest of their lives in the realm on purpose.

I crossed the dirty street to where the Can’t Commits sat by the portal door. The woman was sitting up on her own and she had color in her cheeks. Two other bodies, an old man and another woman, lay moaning on the sidewalk beside her.

“Why are you doing this?” she asked as she took the cup from my hand.

I was tired of answering that question. “Because I can’t leave you here to die.” I propped the old man up against the wall and spooned some food into his mouth. His eyes were watering with gratitude as he forced himself to swallow.

“Maybe you should just leave us here. We aren’t worth the bodies we are wasting,” the woman spoke between bites.

Oh great, another self-loathing one. I rolled my eyes.

“Listen. I’ve fed hundreds of you throughout my life. I get it. You’re miserable and you can’t make up your mind on whether to leave this world behind or not. You hate yourself for going, but you hate being here. I’m not telling you to decide, but I’m feeding your body, so it still has a chance of living.” I handed her a bottle of water.

“Yeah, that pretty much sums me up,” the woman smirked as she took off the cap. “What’s his story then?” She nodded at the man as I got him to take another bite.

“This gentleman’s wife probably already crossed over to the realm. He spends his time there visiting her, but pure animalistic survival instinct brings him back each time.”

“Wow, you have seen a lot of us.” The woman’s face registered her surprise.

“I have.” The man took small sips of the water. I neglected to mention that I had spoken with him a few months ago so I already knew his story.

“That still doesn’t explain why you are doing this,” the woman sighed. “There’s nothing left for any of us in the world anymore unless you are one of the lucky few that have a job.

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