Rebellion by J. A. Souders

Author:J. A. Souders
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466800977
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

It is my daughter that hides so boldly behind the mask, of this I have no doubt. And my foolish husband is probably the one that helps her. One must wonder though if she knows her political plays were taught to her by me.

—MOTHER’S JOURNAL

Evie

I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing that Mother’s response to the masking was to not respond, but since nothing bad happened it’s worth doing again. So the next day, I go out, just Asher and I, passing out flyers. This time it’s just a note from Mother to her “most trusted scientist” that she needed to make her people better than what they were. Since it corroborates the notes from Dr. Friar that I passed out yesterday, I figure it’s a good way to continue my propaganda circulation.

I’ve made over a hundred flyers this time and split them between Asher and me. Fifty apiece shouldn’t be that hard to distribute quickly, especially if you drop the papers and disappear when the people next to you bend over to help you.

I’ve just dropped the last bit of flyers, when someone grabs my hand. Immediately, my whole body reacts as my brain shifts into that state between Evie the person and Evelyn the monster. But before I can even look up from the hand that clasped mine to the person it belongs to, the hand is gone and so are they. The only thing left behind is a small piece of paper.

“Evie!” Asher hisses so close to my ear I jump.

I glance up and see over his shoulder an Enforcer practically shoving people to get through them to me. I spin around and dash through the crowd to one of the shadowed sections, remove the mask, and yank my Enforcer garb back on to slip back into the crowd.

My heart thrashes in my chest as the Enforcer who was looking for me, steps next to me. “Did you see her?” Her voice is as emotionless and cold as I remember from my training, but I still have to fight not to shudder at it.

My mind races, throwing answers randomly at my mouth before my lips finally spit out, “I thought I did, but when I got here she was gone.”

“Mother will be displeased,” the girl says, but disappears into the crowd again without saying anything else.

It was a risk answering her. I don’t know how many Enforcers are left or how close they are. When I was one we considered each other sisters, but it’s been so long since then.

My heart still ramming against my rib cage, I patrol the area I’m in before melting into the shadows to find the nearest maintenance tunnel. The paper burns a hole in my hand. I’m dying to read it, but I’ve already almost been caught once today. I don’t want to press my luck any further.

The door swishes open the minute I finish the signaling knock, and I’m yanked into the dark tunnel before my brain catches up.

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