Shadow of Time by Jamie Hawke

Author:Jamie Hawke [Hawke, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Double Down Press
Published: 2019-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

14

The next day, Frank sat eating a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and staring at the door. He was still going over the day before, how they’d fucked up. His grandpa had been pretty pissed about how it all went down but blamed himself as much as any of them. All he’d wanted to do was let them have a taste of daily life and let Temra live a little, as she’d been confined so much, so hit by grief. And also spend a bit of quality time with his newly-found wife.

There’d been no after-action discussion. Just return, train, eat, and sleep. Now, he was itching to know what the next move would be.

“It might be good,” Eric said, entering with Shadow. “Speed things up.”

“We’re lucky they didn’t capture her,” Shadow said, shaking his head. They sat with Frank, others following. “No, if anything this proves we’re not ready.”

“How do you know?” Frank asked. “We need to move on this, right?”

“I have people watching him.” His grandpa glanced over at Temra, who sat nearby.

She sat up straight and looked away, as if caught at something.

“You’re watching him?” Frank asked.

“Oh…” She shook her head. “I haven’t been, but now…”

“A few others,” his grandpa said. “We managed to set them up as staff at the Space Needle, working the restaurant and other positions, as that’s where Rick often spends his time. Has a section blocked off, where I believe he meets with the alternative versions of himself.” With a nod over to Temra, he added. “Now that we know Prain is there—”

“Prain?” Frank shook his head.

“The cyborg.” He leaned forward. “Now that we know he’s there, we’re getting her in place to ID him. When he’s at the tower, then we know it’s time to act.”

Frank frowned. That would also put her at risk, but he had to realize how much was at stake here.

Shadow stood. “When you’re done, we have training to do. Outside this time, again.”

“We’re going out there?” Frank asked. The rain still hadn’t let up, and even down here they could hear the thunder. “In this?”

Shadow scoffed. “Please tell me my grandson isn’t afraid of some rain. You want an umbrella while you sneak around the shadows?”

Frank shook his head, glaring.

“That’s my boy. Now, do as I say.” Shadow gave him a nod, moving off to join Rose while she was getting herself some oatmeal and a cup of coffee.

Frank glanced around, noting that Keisha and Esmerelda must’ve still been sleeping. He picked up his bowl and moved over to join Temra.

“This seat taken?” he asked, motioning to a very empty bench.

She gave him a smile that he figured was welcoming enough.

He sat, took a bite and glanced around, not sure where to look. Others were meandering about in the early morning, some grabbing breakfast, others eyeing the new wonder boy. He would’ve liked to know what they were all thinking about him—the Shadow’s grandson. A scoff escaped his lips at the thought of his grandpa calling himself the Shadow.

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