TreeVolution by Tara Campbell

Author:Tara Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: african american, conservation, native american culture, black author, genetic modification, corporate intrigue, talking tree, government surveillance, intelligent plant
Publisher: Tara Campbell

Charlie flipped through the paper at the library, scanning articles and trying not to think about why Liz hadn’t returned his call. A headline fluttered by and pried his eyes open.

“Timber Poacher Felled by Trees?”

Charlie sucked in a breath and spread the paper out on the table. Another poacher had been injured while trying to take a tree out of Palalla land. It was miles away from where he’d been patrolling, but the scenario was eerily similar. The poacher claimed to have been attacked by the tree he’d attempted to cut down.

Memories of the battered bodies in the woods came flooding back. He wanted to go see the guy in the article, ask him what happened. But with his injuries, they’d had to send him up to Seattle. And without a vehicle, Charlie had no way of getting up there.

Dammit, he was tired as hell of this. Starting over like a child. No truck, no place to live, earning nowhere near what he used to pull down on construction jobs. There was more work up in Seattle, but too much risk. It’d be too easy to get back in with his old friends and his old life, strung out all the time, spending every day regretting what he’d done the day before.

And it was where he lost his daughter.

He ran his hands over his face and stood up. Even he had a limit to how much time he could spend at the library. He’d have his own space soon enough. He was set to move next week into that place above the garage Eddie’d told him about. But for now he’d just have to pull on his coat and step outside.

It was Saturday afternoon, still light outside, but a distinct chill had crept into the air. He zipped up his coat and shoved his hands into his pockets. With no particular destination in mind, he headed off in the direction with the fewest people. He didn’t look at anything really, just stared off into the distance and tried to clear his mind. Tried to stop wondering what was up with Liz, stop thinking about the Greyfox kid and how Eddie stonewalled when he asked questions about the Greyfoxes or trees. Could Eddie be protecting a family of tree poachers? He hated that his thoughts went straight to shady dealings, but what was he supposed to think with Eddie being so tight-lipped?

People aren’t always who you think they are, his mother used to tell him, but try and forgive ‘em anyway. Another one of her favorites: People have their reasons, and you shouldn’t always assume they’re bad ones. He’d be curious to know what her reasons were for this current disappearing act of hers. He hadn’t heard from her for a couple of years now.

An eagle cried overhead. Charlie watched it soar above him, coasting on the brisk wind. Such a beautiful creature, heading off to some filthy dump to scavenge for food. That’s how it was in Seattle, at least. But somehow, he had higher hopes for the eagle out here.

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