Extinction Island 2 by Catt Dahman

Author:Catt Dahman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Genre Fiction, Time Travel, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2015-04-21T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15:Into the Unknown

Scott felt the odds were about fifty-one percent that he would be the cause of Helen’s death, and if he watched her die, he’d probably kill everyone else before drowning himself. That wasn’t good. On the other hand, he thought he might save her life, but gave that only a forty-nine percent probability. In asking Alex, one of the smartest men he knew, Scott was attempting to get another opinion on his musings.

“I think it’s more even, really, but that doesn’t say much either, because you might save us, or cause us to get killed, right? I’m not sure I like knowing my odds are half or less at surviving this trip or any trip with you,” replied Alex.

“You’ve got it all wrong. We had a lot with us when we met you people, and we are now down to two. I’m not a whiz at math, but isn’t that poor odds?” Mattie asked.

“I wasn’t to blame for Lynn or Lori or the others,” said Alex.

“We could debate that. I’m just trying to help,” Mattie said. “I know if you run into my kid, I’m all that may keep you alive. Besides, maybe we can bring them around and help them. I want my son back. I’m going to find Jody.”

“I’m going because of Mattie. Who else does she have except me?” Harold asked.

“Your son may attack us. Mattie, you probably won’t be able get through to him,” Scott said.

“I can try. At least I’ll have that: I tried.”

“I can’t deal with my mother’s constant suffering and Stu’s bossiness and Vera’s bitchiness right now,” Tom said as he readied himself to go, “and I’m tired of seeing the smug look Kelly wears all the time. She’s sleeping with Stu now.”

“Slut,” Joy said.

Alex snorted, remembering how Joy had slept her own way around the campfire, but he didn’t bring it up, saying only, “Scott may need me to identify a dino.”

“Littleton moons over Helen. What about him?” Mattie asked Scott.

“She can handle him. Maybe they belong together, but I doubt he’s her type.” As he turned to Tom, Scott told him, “Kelly is a good person, and you can’t keep holding a grudge.”

“Sure I can. I tried to forgive her, but I can’t. It isn’t just that she hacked off my arm because I get that: she did it to save me, but it’s more than that. I can’t wrap my mind around the fact that she betrayed me when she made the choice, but then she didn’t stand by it.”

“Huh?” Alex asked.

“She makes excuses and wants me to understand. If from the get-go, she had just said that she was the expert and made the decision, I could have dealt with it. She backtracked it and won’t own up to it. Same with Stu. She hated him and feared him a little maybe, and then she sleeps with him. Why?”

“She wants sex?” Alex laughed.

Tom smiled but shook his head and said, “No, she sleeps with him because she won’t stand up to him and own her actions.

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