Second Contact by Craig A. Falconer

Author:Craig A. Falconer [Falconer, Craig A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-12T22:00:00+00:00

C minus 21

McCarthy Residence

Birchwood, Colorado

On their way back to the basement, with Henry’s curiosity satisfied by a simple and harmless white lie about a moment of acute light-headedness brought on by a fluctuation in Emma’s blood sugar level, the returning trio passed by the TV which was tuned to the big game.

Play was stopped as everyone, including the players, gazed eastward at an incredible fireball in the night sky. “Jeez… looks like another one,” Henry said.

Dan glanced at the screen for a second but didn’t know enough about sports to know what the abbreviations in the top corner stood for. “Where is that stadium?” he asked, longing for the answer to be either California or, less likely, North Dakota.

“San Francisco,” Henry replied.

A smile crossed Dan’s face; Henry was facing the TV, so there was no need for him to hide it.

“Bingo,” Emma whispered in Dan’s ear as they descended the stairs to reunite with the others.

As soon as the door closed tightly behind Dan, he heard Tara’s voice.

“California!” she shrieked excitedly. “Your corridor of expectation!”

“Who was calling?” Timo asked, turning to Emma.

“Jack,” she said. “Nothing to worry about, he was just desperate for some info from inside the GSC. They have nothing and they seem to think we have a lot more than we actually do on that front.”

Tara and Clark remained glued to the TV, but Dan was looking at Trey.

“Are you okay?” he asked, noticing for the first time just how scared he really looked.

Trey shook his head and handed Dan the small backpack he’d been clutching since his arrival. “This is all the footage I got, of the craft and of the satellite. Dan, thanks for everything… but I can’t be involved in any of this. I’m not running away and you know where to find me if you ever want to talk about anything, but right now I need to be home with my family. Jack Neal, those neck pains you guys felt out there… I just really, really can’t. I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologise,” Emma said. “And obviously you’re free to go whenever you want, but I need to know that you understand the importance of silence here. That’s what I meant when I said it’s too late to back out and that you’re already involved, okay? I just need to know that you’re going to keep all of this on the down-low. All of it.”

“Are you kidding me?” Trey said. “Of course I am! Like I just told you, the last thing I want in my life are threats from Jack Neal and convulsions from alien implants or whatever you guys just went through. I’m never going to speak a word of any of this to anyone. Dan, thanks again for the heads-up on the footage, but you can keep it. I know you wouldn’t bring me into anything dangerous on purpose but I don’t like the look of any of this… not for one second. I appreciate what you—”

“Don’t worry about it,” Dan interrupted, saving Trey the trouble of defending a position which Dan was delighted he had decided to take.

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