Yesterday's Legacy by Tracy Cooper-Posey

Author:Tracy Cooper-Posey [Cooper-Posey, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction Romance
Publisher: Tracy Cooper-Posey
Published: 2016-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Twenty minutes later and barely three minutes after Erron had left, Marlow put the hooded jacket back on and hurried across the corner of the market, past Bernice’s café and into the corridor.

Despite being early, Jonah was already there waiting for her. His face looked much better than it had last night, only there were nicks and cuts and bruising that would call attention to him.

“Everyone is going to be looking at you,” Marlow pointed out.

“I can’t wear a hood like you,” he replied. “Besides, while they’re looking so hard at me, they’re not going to see you.”

That was true. Jonah was still a free citizen, even though the Red Guard had him high at the top of their list of people to watch. He could go anywhere on the ship except for those areas that were off-limits for safety reasons.

“I wonder how long that will last?” she wondered aloud.

“What will last?” He glanced up and down the corridor then gently took her arm. “Come on. I don’t like standing in one place for too long.”

Was he feeling the same paranoia she was? Did that mean her guesses about being deliberately pushed into a powerless corner were correct?

As they walked in a big curve around the edges of the district, heading for the area where cabs and private cars were permitted to park, Marlow explained to Jonah her thinking about being cut off.

Jonah didn’t dismiss her theory as nonsense. He grew quiet and thoughtful. “They see you as a threat,” he said slowly.

“But why? I’m not political. I just do my job.”

“Exactly,” he said heavily.

“But the Bridge Guard is supposed to be neutral,” she pointed out. “We can’t do our job properly and safeguard the ship and everyone on it, if we pick sides.”

“You’re a threat because you won’t pick sides,” Jonah said. “Which means Selena Roscoe is probably a patrician supporter, too. Hayim couldn’t have done what he did last night without her cooperation in the first place. If you have steadily refused to be drawn into the power plays, they would be forced to contain you in some way. You’re a key player, after all.”

Marlow snorted. “No, I’m not.”

“No? Your guards control security on the ship, everywhere except the Bridge itself.”

“We’re there to maintain peace,” she replied.

Jonah glanced at her.

“What?” she demanded.

“If my guess about what is happening is right,” Jonah said, “then they don’t want peace, which means you’re in the way.”

Her mouth felt abruptly dry. She tried to swallow and her throat clicked. “Insurrection,” she whispered.

Jonah moved toward one of the small enclosed cabs parked at the edge of the district, only a few meters away from the Artery, which was much quieter now that most people were at work for the day. A train pulled away from the platform as Jonah unsealed the door for her and Marlow turned her head and ducked into the seat before anyone on the train might see her face.

Once Jonah was in and the car sealed up, no one would be able to see either of them.

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