Time's Divide by Walker Rysa

Author:Walker, Rysa [Walker, Rysa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781503946583
Publisher: Skyscape
Published: 2015-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

NEAR DAMASCUS, MARYLAND

September 12, 11:26 a.m.

The parking lot is still mercifully empty when Trey pulls in and parks under the tree. He pops the trunk, and I see six big, fat fire extinguishers.

“Did you know I love you?” I ask.

He gives me a shaky smile. “You’d better.”

BETHESDA, MARYLAND

September 12, 10:58 a.m.

Two fire extinguishers stand at attention along the wall when I blink in with the last three. That means one is missing. I hear a whooshing noise in the library, so my double must have grabbed it to fight the flames. The smoke seems worse now, and I hear a symphony of fire alarms throughout the house, including one downstairs that repeats “Fire . . . Fire” in a robotic monotone.

I reach down to check Connor’s pulse again. It’s strong, but I can’t help worrying. It feels like he’s been out a long time.

I rush downstairs in search of the mystery guy in the van. Kiernan’s note is just a single nonsense word—Skaneateles. It must be a password of some sort.

The blue van is across from the woods separating Katherine’s house from the next lot. No one is inside, so I hurry up the sidewalk to the door of the green house. I ring the bell twice, but there’s no answer.

I’m running back to Katherine’s when it occurs to me that the man could be in the rear of the van, monitoring surveillance feeds. I run back across the street and tap on the side door, tilting my head to the left to peek in the driver side window.

The man is slumped across the seat. I can’t see the wound, but there’s a dark stain beneath his head. And now that I’m closer I see a tiny hole in the passenger side window with a halo of spiderweb cracks around it.

I try to open the driver side door to see if he’s still alive, but it’s locked. So is the sliding door.

“Damn it!” I kick the tire and yank out my CHRONOS key, preparing to jump back to Kiernan. But then the battered Subaru that Dad and I fondly refer to as the Gray Ghost pulls into view.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Dad is already inside when I catch up with him.

“Connor’s upstairs. We need to get him out.”

When we reach the landing, Dad hoists Connor’s upper body and we begin working our way down the stairs.

“You said you were going back to Delaware!”

“No, I said I understood. Katherine’s gone. Deborah—” He shakes his head. “Dear God, Kate! Even if I hadn’t been less than ten minutes from here, there’s no way I’d leave you alone with this mess.”

I’m so very happy to see him. And so very angry that he didn’t turn around and go back to Delaware as I asked.

“I love you.” My voice sounds as conflicted as I feel—happy, sad, pissed off.

“Love you, too, kiddo.”

Daphne’s right where I left her. She whimpers and limps toward us when we lay Connor on the grass. “Stay with Connor.

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