Aphelion by LJ Higgins

Author:LJ Higgins [Higgins, LJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Sensing the conversation between Commander Kane and Ricko was wrapping up I convinced my feet to move and sped away from the Commander’s office. I wasn’t sure where I was going, but I needed to process what I’d heard while trying to convince myself I was overreacting. What were they hiding from me?

I rode the elevator up to my floor, staring into space. Stepping out, I fumbled for my swipe card and looked up to find Reece standing in front of my door.

“Hey, thought I’d come see if you were ready for training,” he said. “Are you okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“I don’t know,” I replied, finding my card.

He drew his eyebrows together. “Let’s get you inside so you can have a seat and a drink of water.”

I scanned my card and Reece placed a hand on the small of my back to guide me into my room. I bee-lined to my bed, still in a daze. Crawling in, I lay on my back staring up at the ceiling. My mind raced with the Commander’s and Ricko’s words and I couldn’t shake the feeling there was something I was missing.

“Did something happen at your meeting with Commander Kane?” Reece handed me a glass of water.

I sat up and took a sip before placing it on my bedside table. “I ended up not having a meeting.”

“What happened?” He eyed me, brow creased in worry.

The bed gave a little as he sat beside me.

“When I got there, he was already talking to Ricko. The door was open and…”

“And what?”

“And I don’t know. They were talking about me. About keeping me safe inside Skywatchers. About my friendship with you being good because it meant I had more of an attachment to this place. It’s like they were hiding me from something. Aliens, maybe? I didn’t know. Maybe I should’ve gone in and asked, but something stopped me.”

Reece mulled over my words for a moment before replying, “I think you did the right thing. I can’t imagine they’d be happy knowing you were eavesdropping on their conversation. My father always taught me to listen to my gut instinct. If yours told you something was wrong, then listen to it.”

“It was weird. Something about it just doesn’t sit right with me. They’re keeping secrets, I just know it.”

Reece sat in silent thought for a moment, as though fighting an internal battle. “Ky, there’s something I need to tell you.”

A loud banging on my door made us both jump. I looked to Reece, my eyes wide.

“I’ll get it,” he offered.

He opened the door to reveal Ricko.

“You two going to come to training this afternoon or are you planning on wasting my time again?” he asked.

“We were just about to come down,” said Reece. “I came to make sure this one didn’t forget.”

“How could I forget with you two on my case?” I asked, trying to shake the uneasiness. “Let’s do this.”

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