The Samantha Project by Stephanie Karpinske

Author:Stephanie Karpinske [Karpinske, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult science fiction romance novel
Publisher: Crazy Dream Publishing, LLC
Published: 2012-11-15T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Mom's Necklace

Dave’s thoughts were moving so fast that I could barely keep up. “The necklace disables the tracking mechanism they implanted in you. If you don’t have the necklace, they’ll know exactly where you are and you’ll never escape.” We couldn’t stay in this hug much longer before Dr. Anderson would pull us apart. Dave continued, even quicker. “When you escape, run as fast as you can to the car. Ditch the car once you get out of town. Find a ride south, to Texas. Go to a little town called . . .”

Dr. Anderson yanked at my shoulder. “Enough of that. You’ve said your goodbyes. Times up.”

I stared at Dave, desperation in my eyes. Go to where? Where do I go? I could tell he was trying to communicate with me, but I couldn’t hear him. What was wrong? Was he too far away? Maybe I was too stressed. I took a deep breath as my tears continued to flow.

“Are you crying?” Anderson asked, laughing at me. “I guess you really like this old washed-up computer guy.”

“Goodbye, Sam. Be strong. You can do this.” By his words, I knew Dave was talking about my escape, but Dr. Anderson assumed he was referring to the testing.

“That a boy, Dave. Get the girl back in training mode. Maybe I won’t tell on you for that necklace stunt after all. Now get out of here.”

Dave left, looking back at me the whole time. He gave me a stern look of confidence. He knew I put my chances for escape at less than one percent. I didn’t like doing things unless I knew I would be successful. Any doubts could keep me from even trying. But Dave’s look was clear. I had to try. No doubts. I had to believe in myself. I had to be certain that I would succeed. Or I would never, ever leave this place.

As Dave left, the researchers returned with even more carts full of equipment. Within minutes they had me hooked up to some machine. But I was at least allowed to sit in a chair rather than be chained to the bed. They retested my hearing and vision, which had already advanced tremendously from earlier in the week.

I could now hear a person whispering on the other end of the telephone when it was placed at the opposite end of the room. If I listened intently, I could even hear words and phrases said outside the concrete walls, although I didn’t let the researchers know that.

My vision had improved to the point that is was beyond measurable. The researchers kept making the eye chart smaller and smaller until it was microscopic. At that point, I told them I couldn’t see it, but I could still read each letter. Next they turned off the lights and asked me to try reading the regular eye chart. The letters were just as clear as when the light was shining.

The afternoon was the start of the telepathy training. They

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