The Seer by David Stahler Jr

Author:David Stahler, Jr
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, dystopia, blind, people with disabilities
Publisher: David Stahler, Jr

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They hardly spoke at dinner and went to bed soon after. It took Jacob a long to time to doze off. He kept seeing Xander picking through a pile of smoldering rubble. Finally, he gave in to sleep, and then to his recurring nightmare. It had a new intensity. Never before had the tunnel seemed so dark, never before had the fire from Delaney’s eyes burned so hot. As the fire overwhelmed him, Jacob awoke to find himself soaked in sweat, the sheets drenched. Taking the blanket folded at his feet, he slipped out of bed and curled up on the floor, wrapping the blanket around himself. For the remaining hours of the night, the burning sensation lingered. He slept fitfully and was grateful when morning finally came.

Hearing Xander get up and go downstairs, Jacob rose and got dressed. He felt woozy at first, but by the time breakfast was ready he was better, last night just a memory.

Breakfast was as quiet as dinner had been, and Jacob started to worry that Xander had fallen back into anger. All morning the man was withdrawn. When Jacob spoke to him, he acted as if he’d barely heard him, taking his time to respond and, even then, saying little. When he left the house after lunch, Jacob debated whether to follow, but Xander returned a few minutes later.

“We leave in five minutes. You’d better get ready,” he said.

Jacob froze. “For what?”

“We’re going to Melville.”

He gave Jacob a smile, then turned and went back outside.

All the darkness Jacob had felt the last two days—the anger, the fear, the homesickness, the regret—all of it washed away in an instant. He grabbed his jacket, and was headed for the door, when he suddenly stopped. He was sure he knew where Delaney was, but he didn’t want to take any chances. He turned and went up the stairs, down the hall, and into his room, where he slid open the top drawer of his bureau. The drawer was empty but for one item, the only thing of value he possessed. He grabbed the finder, put it in his pocket, and left.

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