iRobotronic by Bella Street

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

Chapter Fifteen

“Seffy is special to us here at the compound, and especially to me.”

Gareth stared at Fenn, struggling to understand what he was hearing. He sat in Fenn's private quarters alone and fought the feeling that he was somehow being manipulated. “Uh, Seffy's special to us, too.” Duh. “But that actually argues against you sending her off into who knows where, especially now that it looks like something went wrong. If she means so much, why risk her life?”

“I don't believe her life is at risk.”

“Fenn, you're dealing in some seriously weird science. I think it's irresponsible of you to say there's no risk.”

“Then why did you let her go?”

He snorted. “Let her go? Since when do I have any control over her? You may have noticed she has a mind of her own.”

Fenn nodded. “So what can I do to reassure you that we have her best interests at heart?”

“You can send us all back.”

“That is the next step in the process.”

“So we come back to the question of you wanting Seffy to go. Why not me?”

“You know we needed you here, and you've proved that over and over. Your help has been invaluable.”

Gareth began to protest again but Fenn held up his hand.

“I know you've been questioning things, and you're right to do it. But there's a lot more at stake here than you realize. We asked Seffy to go because we wanted her to do a small task for us.”

A sickening feeling roiled in Gareth's gut. “What kind of task?”

“Something only she could do.” He leaned forward. “I'll be able to tell you more when she's back. I'm sorry that we have to be so vague at the moment.”

“Who is this 'us' and 'we'?”

Fenn regarded him for a moment, his face inscrutable. “The compound by definition, but more personally...me.”

“You need something from Seffy.”

“Yes.”

“Does she know this?”

“Yes, she agreed with full knowledge.”

“Still, she's all alone out there somewhere.” He leaned forward. “I can't stand it!”

Fenn checked his watch. “She'll be back our time tomorrow. You'll be able to talk to her then.”

“If she gets back here.” Remembering Eugene's worried features in the computer room had shaken him to the core. A discreet compound search hadn't revealed Seffy's location either. Could it really be possible the experiment worked? That she was really back in 2006?

“I know you and the lab technicians will do everything in your power to make sure it happens.”

Gareth mashed his lips together, not liking the feeling of being somehow responsible. “I want to trust you, Fenn, I really do, but you're asking me to take a lot on faith here.”

“Yes, I am. And I think you'll be satisfied with the outcome.”

“I guess I have no choice but to be content with that...for the time being.” Gareth stood and left abruptly, not wanting to trade pleasantries. Something was off here. As much as he liked Fenn, something was way off.

When he returned to his room, Lani and Addison were waiting for him.

Lani bounced where she sat on the bed.

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