Dream of Eden (Erin Bradley Book 1) by Parsons Sean

Dream of Eden (Erin Bradley Book 1) by Parsons Sean

Author:Parsons, Sean [Parsons, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-02-10T16:00:00+00:00


Five minutes later, Keel hung up the phone. He turned to Erin.

“He’ll see you. You’re one lucky son-of-a-bitch.”

He threw on a jacket, went to the mirror and examined his reflection. He peered into his eyes. Then he drew an eye dropper out of the pocket of the jacket and squirted a few drops into his eyes. He blinked and re-examined his appearance. When he was satisfied he turned impatiently to Erin.

“Come on, let’s go.”

Erin followed him warily out of the room.

Keel led him down the dim, red halls. They were all alike, bathed in that interminable red glow, with only the alpha-numerical signs, no distinguishing characteristics. He had no idea how Keel could be finding his way around, so he asked him.

Keel shrugged. “You live here your whole life, you know your way around. Now shut up, this isn’t a picnic we’re going on.”

Erin stayed silent after that.

They walked for at least another twenty minutes. Erin found himself thinking just how big this station really was. A hundred thousand people was no joke. The thought made him stop.

“Where are all the people?” he asked Keel.

“What?” Keel said, looking back at him.

“I haven’t met anyone in here, except a bunch of kids. I thought the population down here was close to a hundred thousand. But there's no one around.”

“They’re around alright,” Keel said. “They don’t use these hallways; they use the direct-connection passages between rooms. Or they use the air-ducts. No one comes into these halls if they can avoid it. This is where all the lurks hang out.”

“Lurks?”

“Yeah, lurks. Murderers, rapists, thieves. No one will touch us of course. They know who I work for and they know you’re a cop, but they’re hanging around all the same. It’s not safe down here for most people, man. The riots that busted the lights gave us weapons, but they also gave a lot of sick people places to hide.”

“Sounds wonderful.”

“Hey man, what do you want me to tell you, that we like it down here? Of course not. Everyone here would leave for Earth if they could, but Grior has it locked the fuck down. No one leaves this station without his permission. We can get raw material in. You know, for cooking.”

“Drugs?”

“Yeah. But no people can get in or out without the director’s say so. Grossman, I guess, is the guy in charge now.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Keel chuckled. “Wait till Sledgehammer talks to you about that. He hates Grossman. He – anyway, you’ll find out.”

They continued on in silence, the hallway echoing with their footsteps.



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