Trojan Gene by Meg Buchanan

Author:Meg Buchanan [Buchanan, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Range Road Press
Published: 2016-06-28T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

“SHOULD WE FOLLOW HIM?” asks Ela when she’s sure Nick won’t hear her.

“No, give him some space.” I’m sure he’ll find somebody willing to comfort him, pretty much any girl at the party actually.

“Why isn’t someone trying to help Lucinda?”

“There’s nothing we can do now Vector have her. No one’s allowed to question what’s happening. If anyone makes trouble, they get shot. If a family refuse to let their kids go to University, Vector just rounds up the whole family and shoots them. The Administration says they are doing it to save the human race.”

“But what about Jacob and Fitzgerald and those men you see at the farm?”

“I guess they have to be careful. They’ve all got kids at University so the Administration’s got hostages.” A few more people come out and join us on the veranda so we move inside, join the others. I see Katie working her way towards us.

“Hi Jack,” she says quietly.

“Hi Katie, I got your message.”

“You didn’t answer it.”

I give her a ‘what was there to say?’ shrug. “What you are doing here?”

“Scott called me and told me about the party. I got a dispensation to visit Mum again.”

“No study to do?” That comes out like sarcasm.

“I’m up to date now.” Katie says that like she’s half apologising.

Ela wanders away. I let her go. She won’t go far. She doesn’t know anyone except Nick.

Me and Katie keep talking for a while. I see Scott moving towards us at the speed of light. I guess he’s not too keen on me talking to Katie now he’s got her here.

Then I hear a yell from the back of the house.

“Jack! Here! Now!” It’s Nick’s voice, and he sounds like he’s running and yelling at the same time. I move fast. I push through the crowd in the passageway. Get to the kitchen and its empty. See Nick flying out the back door. I fly out after him. He grabs Charlie Willis by the shoulder, spins him round and hits him. I can see Henry Willis standing, his back to me. He’s got someone pinned up against the shed.

I recognise the boots. Fuck, it’s Ela. I leap down the stairs. Hit Henry, fist connects with the side of his jaw.

He lets Ela go and staggers back. Recovers, moves to the side a bit. I follow, punch him again, hard. He slumps against the shed wall.

Nick hits Charlie again. Charlie falls onto the woodpile.

The space is filled with people, noise, movement and threats, all slow and surreal in the red light.

Katie pulls out her Com.

Scott stands over Henry. “Get out of here,” he says.

Nick’s rubbing his fist. “Where the fuck were you?” he says to me. “We’re meant to be looking after her.”

We?

Henry pushes himself away from the wall. He’s still struggling to catch his breath, wipes his mouth, checks for blood, glares then staggers towards me and Nick like he’s planning on having another go.

Katie has her Com against her ear and is talking.

Nick sees Katie on the Com, then looks at Ela.

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