The Rise of the Resistance by Jackie D

Author:Jackie D [D, Jackie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635552607
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-two

Valor brought Kaelyn her computer. She sat down on an old ammunition box and started scrolling through documents. Arrow was amazed at the speed she flipped through documents without the assistance of CAM. She’d taken several notes and then stared up at the ceiling several times as though thinking things through.

Arrow noticed Angela pacing from about twenty feet away and put her hands up, motioning her to relax. Kaelyn was putting enough pressure on herself and didn’t need anyone adding to it.

“How’s it going?” her mother asked, appearing by her side.

“Okay, I think. She’s been writing for over an hour.” Arrow chewed on her thumb.

Her mother pushed her hand away from her mouth, momentarily breaking the bad habit she had since childhood “You should eat something. Hovering isn’t going to make it go any faster.”

“I’ll eat when she’s done.” Kaelyn hadn’t asked her to stay, but she wanted to be close by if she needed her.

Kaelyn closed her computer and smiled. Arrow felt her heart rate pick up as Kaelyn approached her.

“I’m ready,” Kaelyn said.

“I’ll take you over.” Arrow motioned in the direction of the RV.

Once inside, Angela arranged the equipment to record Kaelyn. After a few moments, she sat down. “Let me know when you’re ready to begin.”

Arrow didn’t understand why she was so nervous. She was trying to keep herself from fidgeting as Kaelyn arranged her computer off to the left so she could scan the words she’d just written. She wanted this to go well for the Resistance, for the thousands of people who were counting on their success, but more than that, for Kaelyn. She wanted her to feel good about the outcome, about her decision to do this, about her destiny.

Kaelyn nodded, and Angela pushed a button and then pointed at her. Kaelyn looked calm, resigned to the magnitude of the endeavor she was taking ownership for in this moment. “Hello, everyone. My name is Kaelyn Trapp, but some of you might know me as Phoenix One. You might have thought the story of the Phoenix was a fairytale, a legend of sorts. I can tell you it’s absolutely true. I was cryogenically frozen because we thought, even back then, that we might need someone in the future who knew how beautiful and how inclusive the country could be.

“I come from a time that was tremendously different from the one we find ourselves in now. My time was riddled with injustices for many people, our planet was in a terrible state, and our country was in crisis. I was sad when I woke up to find those aspects hadn’t changed. But that’s not all I saw when I started to learn more about what our people had become. I discovered all of you. I found that the Resistance is stronger than ever. I found that you have persevered through conditions and tribulations that you should’ve never had to endure. I found kindness, compassion, and a desire to help your neighbors, even in the face of poverty, forced labor, and cruelty.

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