We Are Them: The Apocalypse Syndrome by L.K. Samuels

Author:L.K. Samuels [Samuels, L.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Freeland Press
Published: 2021-05-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

I entered my office the next morning, dragged my carcass to my desk, dropped into my chair, and closed my eyes. I sat there waiting for misery to find me, abuse me, and take away any last hope of surviving life. Instead, a parade of misery walked up right next to me. It was Tommy with eyes like stars and a grin made of sunshine. I was feeling sick.

Tommy was usually the first to greet me at the office. I had promoted him to my assistant. I had to do that. It was the only way to keep an eye on Tommy’s extracurricular activities. However, today he was keeping an eye on me. I knew that mild look of alarm. It reeked of bad news, especially since I was without my morning caffeine.

Tommy hovered over me and watched.

“What is it?”

“Well, I hate to ruin your day so early in the morning,” Tommy said as he handed me a cup of coffee so sugary it tasted like a warm, flat soda. “But I think we’re being seriously watched.”

I dropped my cup on the desk, spilling it. “Tell me you’re just goofing off.”

Tommy shook his head.

I stood. “How in the hell do you know?”

“I saw several men on rooftops with huge black telephoto lenses. You know, the kind that can see if your pants fly is open two miles away. I saw them right outside our window yesterday.”

I slowly drifted over to the window and peeked outside, trying to hide my face without being too noticeable. I saw nothing, and slowly closed the blinds.

“I can’t believe Big Al or anyone from City Hall would spy on us. I mean, we have Brian in the loop. He is supposed to keep that from happening.” I began to panic. What if they had spotted me talking with Nick, or had taken snapshots of our secret meeting at my home? I had to think fast. I had to come up with foolproof excuses to prove my innocence.

“Hey, man, chill out,” Tommy said. “What could they do to us?”

“Oh…are you serious? Almost anything!”

“This is America.”

“Are you sure?” I huffed. There must be a way to defuse the situation; some way to fight back. “I think the SEIU labor people should know about this travesty. Get Lenny in here.” I was no longer a union member, but the city might also be spying on Lenny’s union members. That should get most union members hot under the collar.

Tommy grabbed my desk phone and told the secretary to locate Lenny and send him running to my office. It did not take long for the message to reach him. Lenny spent most of his time in our building anyway since the bulk of city workers had transferred to my department.

As Tommy hung up the phone, he dropped another bombshell. “There’s something else I should tell you, man. And boy, you won’t like this one either.”

“Quick wasting time. Just tell me.”

“Well,” Tommy took his time to build up the suspense. “This might put you the emergency room.

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