Impact Shroud by A. Peter Perdian

Author:A. Peter Perdian [Perdian, A. Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: suspenseful thriller
Publisher: A. P. Perdian
Published: 2019-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-seven

Josh kept a tight grip on the rim of the hot air balloon’s basket while it descended. His attention was no longer focused on the approaching ground. His eyes had glazed over, and he sported a blank look on his face. The more he’d pondered his sister’s request, the more torn he’d become—to go or not to go. If only it were that simple, he thought. The trouble was that over the years, he and his colleagues had investigated a number of purported alien sightings and remains. Each time, though, a rational explanation had been uncovered for the phenomena.

In the case of atmospheric sightings, they’d all proven to be local disturbances, whether naturally occurring or by people misidentifying highflying aircraft and balloons for spaceships. As for claims of alien ground remains, he and his colleagues had found absolutely no evidence at all to support such assertions. They’d chalked up such claims to hardcore enthusiasts who desperately wanted to believe in alien visitations, which resulted in these individuals being unable to accept that the weird land formations they’d run across were solely the product of nature—not aliens. Sadly, not everyone bought into the government’s rational explanations. There were always some who adhered to a government cover-up, a conspiracy. “Ouch.” He grabbed his forearm while glancing down at Luisa. “Why did you pinch me?”

“A penny for your thoughts.”

He laughed. “Just a penny? How about a dollar?”

“If you don’t want to go that’s fine with me.”

“Unfortunately, if I don’t go, I’ll have guilt feelings. I mean, she is my sister and . . . and to be truthful, she’s come to my aid a few times through the years. My earlier years that is,” he said, grinning and punching the air with his right hand.

“So we’re going?”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

In that case, we need to make reservations immediately if we’re going to leave this afternoon. It’s already ten fifty-eight. We can skip the show this evening.”

“Hell, no,” he said, snorting. “We’ve been looking forward to this show. Tomorrow’s soon enough. If it were anyone else besides Whitney, we wouldn’t be going.”

“At least we’ll get to see Montana.”

He rolled his eyes. “The one place I’ve never had a hankering to visit. I can guarantee you this trip’s going to be a waste of time.”

“Don’t be that way,” she said, shaking her head. “Your sister’s not some fringe case. She’s a scientist.”

He shrugged. “I wonder if we’ll be able to get reservations for tomorrow morning on such short notice. Given where we need to fly into, I imagine it’s going to be a commuter airline.”

“Maybe. I’d better call our travel agent now.” She pulled out her cellphone.

“Don’t forget we’ll need a car when we get there.”

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