Outcast by RaeLynn Fry

Author:RaeLynn Fry [RaeLynn Fry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RaeLynn Fry
Published: 2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Ethan

I’m not happy with how Karis and I left things. I knew she wasn’t going to be content with my decision, but I didn’t think she would react the way she did. I send the thought to the back of my mind as I throw my pack over my shoulder. When I return, I can fix things. I can fix it all when I get back.

“How are we supposed to get out of Neech?” Raj asks.

“I thought you had everything planned out?” I say, taking my anger out on him and not bothering to hide my irritation at his presence. “Or was that just the arm twisting?”

“Is this how the entire trip is going to be?”

“Safe to bet that way.”

“I’d better not be the only adult voice on this trip, or my hands will end up around both your necks,” Dhevan says. “Put these on.” One at a time, he tosses us a dark piece of cloth.

“What are we supposed to do with these?” Raj looks at it in disgust. I sniff mine. At least it’s clean.

“Tie them around your eyes.”

Raj looks to Dhevan. “You’re not serious.” Dhevan stares at him.

“Just put it on,” I say, folding the coarse cloth on itself and tying it around my eyes.

“This is ridiculous.” But I hear Raj moving the fabric about.

There are footsteps behind me and I feel Dhevan tug on my blindfold. “Making sure it’s secure.” I hear him move on to Raj. “Nice try,” he says. I assume Raj tried to make his blindfold not as blind as it should be.

“Ow!”

“That’s what you get for not doing it right on your own.”

“Why do we even need these?”

“Because you aren’t cleared to go where we need to go.”

“Not even Ethan? That’s interesting.”

“Shut it, Raj,” I say. “Can we just get moving?”

“How are we supposed to make it through Neech blindfolded?”

I feel a hand clamp down on my left shoulder. “Don’t let go,” Dhevan says. He takes my hand and puts it on his shoulder. “And don’t try to look where we’re going. If you do, you’re done and you’ll be staying behind in Neech. I don’t care who you are.” His words are clear to me. But that doesn’t change my resolve to see where we’re headed, anyway.

Our progress is slow, and our pace is limited. Being out past curfew, being where we’re not supposed to be, doing what we’re not supposed to be doing has me on edge. So much rides on this. I don’t like not being able to see. I’m more exposed and vulnerable than I should be. “Our fates are in your hands,” I say.

“Don’t tempt me.” There’s no humor in Dhevan’s voice.

I’m able to track where we’re at for a good length of time, but then I think Dhevan takes unnecessary turns to throw us off. Which works. I have no idea where we are, but with the time we’ve been walking, we could have circled a good part of Neech.

“Hold up.” Dhevan says in a low voice.

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