The Challenge by Ridley Pearson

Author:Ridley Pearson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
ISBN: 9781423106401
Publisher: Playaway
Published: 2007-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

46.

Grym arrived at the top of the impossibly long escalator leading from the Metro station, shielding his eyes from the intense sunlight. He took a moment to get his bearings, then found the street sign he was after, thinking that Washington was one of the most difficult cities to navigate. The briefcase felt ridiculously heavy given its lack of contents. The burden was more psychological than physical.

He trudged down the sidewalk, fighting for a chance to walk a straight line instead of stepping out of the way of people, increasingly upset at the lack of any system. In his world there was power and obedience, absolute order when required. Never mind that his soldiers were druggies and dropouts; they followed orders. His orders. Or his brother’s. The world could do with a little less chaos and a lot more order.

He took a left, walked three blocks, and then a right. He stopped just long enough to drink in the beauty of the old cathedral. A recently constructed sign out front read: THE CHURCH OF HIGHER PURPOSE. It displayed the time of services and the television channel that carried a live broadcast.

Step by step, he climbed toward the church’s massive door. Suddenly the briefcase felt heavier than ever.

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