Leaving Unknown by Kerry Reichs

Author:Kerry Reichs
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Something floated down from the tree. It was a kneesock. A second one followed the first.

The Boy paced back and forth. Then he sat. Then he paced some more. There wasn’t much to look at down there.

“Maybe I’ll just try the socks on,” the Boy thought.

And just like that, the Boy and the Girl were sitting side by side on the highest branch admiring the view.

When I got to the part about the knee, I unconsciously rubbed the scar on my abdomen where my port had been. It was a hard ridge, like I’d been chipped for Darwinian tracking. Only the healthy allowed on ships to repopulate when we relocate from a dying planet. Still, I consoled myself, if you got left behind, you got to keep all the stuff. That’s a lot of Jenga. I kept reading.

When Ruby knocked on my door, I’d read the book three times, and my cheeks were wet. I wasn’t sure what for but the emotion wasn’t unwelcome. I could use the practice. I could also use a tuna sandwich.

“Maeve? Are you joining us for lunch?” My return had not gone unnoticed after all. I wiped my face and opened the door.

“No, thanks Ruby. I’ll grab something at the café. I have to get back to work.”

Ruby put relish in her tuna. Yech.

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