Anomaly by Krista McGee

Author:Krista McGee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2013-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Thalli.” My name is spoken so quietly I can barely hear it. I open my eyes. I see green eyes through the slight opening in the door.

“Berk?”

He motions with his head for me to follow him. I crawl out of my sleeping platform. Whatever medicine I have received is still working its way through my body. I feel so heavy.

“Hurry,” Berk whispers. “We don’t have much time.”

“Time for what?”

Berk doesn’t answer. He is scanning the hallway. He grabs my arms and propels me into the last room on the right. It looks just like mine.

“What is going on?”

Berk is out of breath. He closes the door and checks the wall screen. It doesn’t work. “The Scientists are dealing with a crisis right now.”

“A crisis? What is happening?” I realize this room is silent. Completely silent. Usually there is some type of noise, the ticking of the medical monitors, the hum of the wall screen.

Berk turns to me. “We’re safe.”

“Safe from what?”

Berk’s eyes are on mine. “Are you all right?”

“What?”

“When I heard you were here—” He takes a deep breath. “I am talking with the Scientists, trying to convince them you are too important to lose.”

“What?” I step back. “I am here because I passed out. That is all.”

Berk shakes his head. “Do you not know where you are?”

“I am in a medical chamber being treated. Dr. Loudin just came in and told me I would be released soon.”

The muscle in Berk’s jaw flexes. “He said you would be released?”

“Yes.” His tone is scaring me.

“We’ve got to get you out of here.” Berk is pacing.

“What? Why? What is going on?”

Berk stops and puts both hands on his head. “Dr. Loudin is preparing you for annihilation.”

“No.” I don’t realize I am yelling, but Berk’s hand is on my mouth. He looks at the door and then back at me. “That’s impossible. He said as soon as I finish my testing, I’ll get to choose whether or not I want to live in Progress.”

“Progress?”

“Surely you know,” I say. “The community above.”

Berk’s face is a mask of confusion. “Above?”

“Yes.” Berk is being prepared to take over as one of The Ten and he hasn’t been told about this? “People have been living there for at least twenty years. There are families. Babies.”

Berk shakes his head. “Impossible.”

“It’s not impossible.” I do not like that Berk doubts me. “I have been there.”

“Above?”

“Yes. Twice.”

He sits down on the sleeping platform and I sit beside him. I tell him about Asta, about going to the top level. I tell him about the dust and the pods and the children. I don’t tell him about Stone, not exactly. But I do tell him I have made friends. That I saw a movie and ate popcorn.

When I am done, Berk has his face in his hands, his elbows resting on his knees. “I can’t believe it.”

“I thought you knew.” I want to comfort him. He seems so . . . sad. “I’m sure they were going to tell you. You are being prepared for something great.

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