Unchipped: The Resort: (Book Five in the Unchipped Dystopian Sci-Fi Series) by Taya DeVere

Author:Taya DeVere [DeVere, Taya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DVM Press
Published: 2020-11-10T22:00:00+00:00

The pool area is empty; the children are gone. Micky’s collecting plastic mugs abandoned here and there around the deck chairs. He’s humming something, adding a few Spanish words now and then. Bill recognizes the song but doesn’t know its name. They used to listen to it back at the mansion, when devices like computers and pads were still everyday necessities rather than forbidden things to be feared and avoided.

Bill sits by the bar, sipping his fifth margarita. The alcohol has gone to his legs, making them wobbly and tingly. His mind keeps veering from a pink taco stand across the globe to the humming stasis capsules downstairs. The CS-key is upside down in front of him. He has filled in the final supply order, but he hasn’t pressed the send button. Two tabs remain open on the computer; the order page and the black market travel auction page. He has enough money to leave. To bring Micky with him. They could leave tonight while everyone is asleep. Nobody would know—not until Micky and Bill are sipping cocktails on a private jet, somewhere high above the Atlantic.

Luna and Kaarina have disappeared into the basement. The two are obsessed with the capsules, the chipping helmets, the memory stick Margaret once gave them. Convinced that Laura Solomon’s mother will be able to help them, they’ve lost themselves in the CS-key programs. Diving into secret files and instructions—all while popping pain pills to keep their Unchipped brains from being hurt by the Chip technology.

Carrying a tall stack of mugs, Micky opens the door that leads back into the hotel. At the same time, Yeti walks out, drying his hair with a white hotel towel. Micky says something to the man, flashes a smile, and disappears into the hotel. Yeti walks to the bar, opens the fridge, and takes out a bottle without a label. He pushes the cap between his teeth and pops it open.

“That’s bad for your teeth, you know,” Bill says. He pushes the CS-key forward on the counter and leans his arms against the cool marble surface. “Not many dentists around here if you chip a tooth.”

A grunt. That’s all he gets from the man. Yeti brings the bottle to his lips and gulps down half the beer. Then he leans against the fridge and stares into space.

“Beautiful night, huh?” Bill says.

“Hmm.”

“I think I heard the horses in the barnyard. It’s cool how they’re coming back.”

Another grunt.

“Makes Kaarina real happy.”

Yeti’s eyes meet Bill’s. His expression is blank as he stares. The scars around his face make the man seem older than he is. But in reality, Bill knows he’s not much older than Kaarina is. Yeti brings the bottle back to his lips, gulps down what’s left. Then he tosses the empty bottle into a metal bin, turns around, and picks out another beer. Teeth clank against the cap before he spits it out and takes a sip.

“You two get along better these days?” Bill asks. He bites his lower lip and looks past Yeti’s serious eyes.

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