Blue Ice Landing by K A Moll

Author:K A Moll [Moll, K A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Triplicity Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-01-19T21:00:00+00:00

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Coby passed the entrance to her building, continuing on. Never in her life, including those days when she’d first gone on run, had she felt so isolated and alone. She felt like an animal snared in a trap, unable to go anywhere on her own—not off the base, not off the continent, and certainly not home. It all took money, or special permission, or both. As she trudged on, she considered where Coy might have gone. No flights were due in until day after tomorrow, which meant that she was still on the continent. But where, if not McMurdo? And who would know? She passed the clinic and fire station on her next trip through the center of town. Her cheeks stung, wind burned, as she took her fourth lap around. She’d resolved to keep walking until she no longer had the urge to drink herself out of pain. It had never been more important that she get a handle on her problem than it was today. Diego jogged out to join her on her sixth trip through town.

“You trying to set a record?” he called out.

“I don’t know, maybe,” Coby responded.

Diego tugged his hood around to cover his earlobes.

“If I don’t walk, I’ll drink,” Coby admitted.

“I take it she wouldn’t talk with you,” Diego guessed.

“If only,” Coby responded, meeting his eye. “She’s gone.”

Diego furrowed his brow. “What do you mean, she’s gone? That’s not possible,” he said. “There were no flights in or out.” He shook his head with his mouth hanging open. “And no one’s gonna drive her to another base in the middle of the night. She’s around here somewhere.”

“I think you’re wrong,” Coby responded, “and the people she worked with are all hush-hush about where she is. I couldn’t get any of ‘em to tell me anything except that she was gone.” She swallowed hard. “She’s gone because of what I said,” she added, “I just know it.”

“If that’s so,” Diego responded, “there’s nothing you can do except to say you’re sorry.”

“If she’d ever take my call, I would,” Coby muttered. She sucked in enough cold air to nip her lungs. “I don’t know what to do,” she added as her eyes began to water. “I love her, Diego.”

“I know you do,” Diego responded, “but I’ll bet you never told her.”

Coby shook her head. “No,” she choked. “I was afraid if I told her, she’d want to get close.”

“I just don’t get that,” Diego responded, “you like girls, and she’s hot as hell.”

“I know,” Coby sighed. “I don’t get it either sometimes.” She pursed her lips, met his gaze, and added, “Got no one to blame for this mess but myself.” She tugged open the door of her building, thanked him for coming out to walk with her, and told him, “It helped.” As she climbed the stairs, she pulled her phone from her pocket and pressed redial.

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