Transients by Brayan Branko Bubalo

Author:Brayan Branko Bubalo [Bubalo, Brayan Branko]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dystopian fantasy, Dystopian, Action, survival, end of the world, post apocalyptic fantasy, adventure
ISBN: 9781777118204
Publisher: Brayan Branko Bubalo
Published: 2020-03-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter XII

The next morning, during breakfast, Professor asked Olga about Viktor and she told them, with a thrill in her voice, that Victor was doing surprisingly better, and even wanted to join them at the table, and that she had to force him to stay in bed. As Professor agreed with her, he covertly winked at Presley, and immediately after the meal went upstairs to see his friend’s improved condition. Presley and Hope wanted to get some fresh air and see how their people were doing. Olga told them that most of their friends would be in the large dining hall at the hotel having breakfast.

“We thought it might be easier if they all dine at the same place, for the time being, until the two of our groups get to know each other and arrange more permanent accommodations for all of you,” she explained, a bit awkward, even apologetic. Presley did not understand her embarrassment. He actually preferred such an arrangement and suspected that most of his people did, too.

Presley and Hope walked down the road from Victor’s mansion towards the hotel. The pavement, for a change, was dry and there was no trace of snow or ice on it. It was unusual to walk on dry asphalt. Everywhere else the ground was covered in dirty snow and ice patches, formed as a result of the sudden temperature drop following the recent, heavy rainfall. They could not see very far out in front of them as crowns of large and fairly old oak and pine–trees obstructed their view even though most of them were dry and leafless. It was quiet and they met almost no one during their walk. And those they met, greeted them formally and somewhat coldly, or did not pay any particular attention to them. At first they did not think much of it, but after a while they started to feel rather uncomfortable, whenever they passed by yet another native to this strange place. They expected the inhabitants would show at least some curiosity, yet most of the passers by ignored them, showing not even the slightest of interest. Initially, they thought their presence was perhaps too unexpected and that the natives had no time to react, until they realized the inhabitants of this place acted the same way even when they greeted each other.

When they arrived to the hotel they found most of their people in the large hotel lounge and adjacent dining room. The atmosphere among their peers was quite different—loud, cheerful, always courteous and friendly.

“How are you, Mike?” asked Presley, taking a seat across his lieutenant in an old-fashioned armchair, while Hope left to see some of her female friends. Their people were meandering in and out between the dining room and lounge, while the kids ran around and played games in small and large groups.

“A very strange place, I tell you! And very strange people,” said Mike with frustration in his voice.

“What do you mean?”

“They showed us around: where the kitchen

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