Descendants by King Stephen

Author:King, Stephen [King, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-06T18:30:00+00:00

Brain Donors

Erica Chambers clutched her husband’s hand and squeezed tight. “Are you sure about this?” she said.

Colin peered back at her, cool, calm, and collected. “We’ve waited for a month to get this procedure, Erica,” he reminded her. “And talked about it all week. We’ve read the studies, all our friends have already done it, and look how well my friend Joe is doing at work.”

“And Dana,” she reminded him as well as herself. “She’s already getting A’s in her Master’s classes and talking about getting her doctorate.”

He reached for her hand and Erica flinched just slightly. He smirked and took it anyway. “See, our daughter is smart. If we’d had the procedure done when everybody else did, we’d be smarter now, too.”

She forced a chuckle. “Well, she always was a quick learner.”

The clinic door opened and a nurse appeared, looking crisp and efficient. “Erica and Colin Chambers?” she asked, tapping at a sleek digital tablet before looking up and smiling at them.

Erica swallowed hard and rose, still clutching Colin’s hand. He squeezed it back barely before letting it drop away to her side. She knew why: the nurse was young and cute. She was closer to 50 as was he and he’d become sensitive about appearances for them both. Having a dowdy old wife like Erica, with her graying hair and wide hips, wasn’t exactly the way to impress someone in the medical profession.

“Welcome to Cyber-Gen,” the young woman said, holding the door open as they passed through. “I’m Crystal, and Mrs. Chambers, I’ll be your Implant Ambassador today.”

“What about me?” Colin whined, only half-jokingly.

Crystal nodded toward a handsome young man, clad in the same blue turtleneck and lab coat as she was. “Franklin will be assisting you today, Mr. Chambers.”

Struggling to hide his disappointment, Colin turned to join Franklin across the gleaming, sterile hallway. “Colin?” Erica asked, voice cracking slightly. He paused, peering back at her curiously. “Weren’t you going to say goodbye?”

He snorted. “It’s just a medical procedure, babe. You act like we’ll never see each other again!”

Chortling, he clapped Franklin on the back and disappeared around the corner. Her face blushing, Erica turned back to Crystal. “He acts like that when he’s nervous,” she said.

Crystal nodded, gently taking her elbow and leading her down the opposite hallway. “He’s half-right, anyway,” she said as an automatic door opened to an empty medical bay. Like the rest of the Cyber-Gen clinic, it was sleek and modern, with glowing dials and digital displays and spotless, all-white furniture.

“Which half?” Erica laughed as Crystal guided her into a soft white leather chair, kind of like the one in her dentist’s office.

“It is just a medical procedure,” she explained, sitting in a rolling chair and wheeling herself closer. “But you’re right, too.”

Erica snorted. It wasn’t often she heard those words at home. In fact she never heard them, especially from Colin. “Yeah? How so?”

Crystal slid a hand atop Erica’s, squeezing it conspiratorially. “You’re right to be concerned. Every medical procedure has risks, particularly something as sophisticated as the Neuralizer.

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