The Time Bubble Box Set by Jason Ayres

Author:Jason Ayres [Ayres, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Chapel Street Press
Published: 2019-02-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

June 2064

Dan sprinted up the tunnel as fast as he possibly could. It was vital he put distance between himself and Josh.

It was late in the evening by now and the sun was low in the sky. Rays of sunlight were interspersed with the long shadows from the trunks of the horse chestnut trees as he ran past them and into the estate. Once he was there, he took several random turns, turning left and right through alleys into different streets until he was certain he’d shaken off any pursuit.

Only then, having run about a quarter of a mile and gasping for breath, did he allow himself the luxury of a look behind him. There was no sign of Josh.

Confident that he was safe for the moment, he slowed to a walking pace and continued on. He needed to find a safe place to examine Josh’s device and figure out how to use it, preferably before darkness fell.

He thought about going back home to Oxford, but it was too risky. For all he knew, Josh could have reported him to the police and they wouldn’t need much excuse to come knocking at his door, especially if D.I. Jones got wind of it.

At the edge of the estate was a small wooded area where kids often played and people walked their dogs. It didn’t seem too busy now, however. He could only see one dog walker and a couple of teenagers messing about on their bikes.

He checked his watch to see it was 9.15pm. He had about half an hour of useable daylight left. He walked into the wood and through to the centre where there were a few picnic tables. There was nobody there, despite the warm evening. Clearly there had been, as he could see that the various recycling bins were full, but they had all gone home now. It was perfect for his needs.

He sat down at the table and examined the device. It was a metallic tube, about 9 inches in length. It had four coloured buttons, and a small LCD screen with a tiny number keypad set into the side. It reminded him a little bit of the wireless microphones that they used to use for karaoke at his old local, the Red Lion, years ago, just slightly bigger.

He tentatively pressed the green button at the top, the closest one to the LCD screen. The screen at once lit up and the message “ENTER DATE” appeared.

This was a promising start. Dan had feared that the device would be beyond him, but even he could work out how to enter a date. He had feared that it might be protected by some sort of password protection but clearly that wasn’t the case. Josh had been very careless on that front.

Despite the ease of gaining access, he couldn’t discount the fact that Josh may have some way of tracking the whereabouts of the device. He might even have the ability to track it remotely. They were both real possibilities that meant he couldn’t risk hanging about.

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