Spaced Out by Korissa Allen

Author:Korissa Allen [Allen, Korissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction/Christian/Futuristic
Publisher: Elm Hill
Published: 2019-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

“For the most part, yes,” he says. “Unless Chris needed them for his experiments.”

“Do you know where the prisoners were moved to?”

“Some cages on the higher levels of the building,” he responds. “I heard most of them escaped though. Not sure how, but the Corps let them loose.”

I know, I think but I keep my mouth shut. I study more of the wall, trying to find clues of anyone else’s escape. Nothing. I keep walking down further until the wall changes color from an off-white to a light brown. The scratches become infrequent and then stop altogether. I shiver.

“Are you cold?” the soldier asks.

“No, I’m fine,” I say. “Just thinking about what it would have been like to be stuck in one of those cages.” I know though. I’m too familiar with the feeling.

“It probably wasn’t that bad,” he says. “They bring you food and you can sleep whenever.”

“That doesn’t mean it’s all fine and dandy in there,” I snap.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to offend you,” he says. “Did you know someone in there?”

“Why do you care?” I ask.

“Well,” he starts. “I care because I knew someone in there. Someone I was close to.”

“What happened?” I ask flatly.

He turns away from me and swipes at his cheek.

“What happened to them?” I ask quieter.

“Nothing,” he says. “It doesn’t matter.”

“Over the years,” I say. “I’ve learned that when someone cries about something, it’s because it’s significant. Nobody cries for the fun of it. You don’t have to tell me, but don’t lie to me either. I’ve been lied to enough in my life.”

We walk a little longer in silence, except for a few sniffles coming from my left. Finally, he turns to me.

“She was my best friend,” he begins. “We told each other everything, never lied to each other. She was like family. One day, and I don’t know how this happened, but one day I started liking her as more than just a best friend. I eventually told her this, and she told me she had felt the same way for a long time. We got married that summer and had two children, two years apart.”

He glances at me to see if I’m paying attention. I am. This story sounds like my own.

“Anyway,” he says. “We didn’t have much money, so I left and joined the Corps because I knew they were hiring and paid good. But what I didn’t know was what they expected of us. They said that anyone who didn’t believe in what the Corps stood for was to be tortured and killed. If they found out, and they always would, they would kill us and our families. I couldn’t do that. Well, as fate would have it, my wife didn’t agree with the Corps to any degree. I was forced to beat her so she wouldn’t die. I hated it. We fought so often. Of course, I couldn’t tell her anything or she would be killed. One day she snapped. Knowing that the Corps could see everything that happened, I had to report her to protect her.

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