(eng) Logan Byrne by Grid Seekers

Author:Grid Seekers [Seekers, Grid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

A few days had passed since we had our duels, each and every minute inside this building going slower and slower when we weren’t doing something exciting or competing for cards. I was almost forgetting what the world beyond these walls looked like, only to be reminded when a picture or video came up on the screens in my bedroom or the lobby, like they were there to taunt me, dangling the carrot of freedom in front of my face.

The thing I missed the most was fresh air, or what I would call fresh air, considering the air quality in the city was horrendous and normally too toxic to miss. Still, though, it was better than the recycled, stale air that was pumped through this cold, sterile building. It never filled my lungs with the same vibrancy as the cool air outside.

The only thing keeping me, most of us, going, was the fact that today was the day of our final phase test. None of us had any clue what it was or how to prepare for it, but we all guessed it wouldn’t be easy. Most of us had four cards already, or at least our partners did. Sure, you could find more cards inside the grid, collecting them and using them to your advantage, but there was no guarantee of that happening. The cards we earned out here, though, were insurance policies that allowed us to at least feel like we had some kind of control over the situation.

It was strange thinking that this was the last phase test, that tomorrow would be our final full day before going into the grid.

The trees greeted me as I woke up, the picture never changing, which was one thing that I could control. I got myself ready just like every other day here, the cocoon of luxury that I had been enveloped in all this time not affecting me anymore like it had my first night or two here. I was used to it, which was a little dangerous, as I knew I would never get to experience luxury like this again. I didn’t want to compare the rest of my life to things like these sheets and towels, no matter how nice and comfortable they were.

I came out for breakfast a little earlier than I usually did, half of the food already gone from the tables as the rest of my competition ate like kings and queens, the sin of gluttony running ever rampant through this room. I grabbed a plate, stacking it to medium height, before sitting with Liam, his plate still fairly full, telling me that he hadn’t been here long.

“Last phase today, huh?” he asked.

“Yeah. I just wish we knew what it was. I’ve tried to figure it out, but I can’t think of what else they’d have us do,” I replied.

“It’s probably some survival thing. Maybe even a combination of strategy and survival. They’ve had us do too much with Borgis to give him another shot at us,” Liam said.

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