just
wouldn’t be fair,” Michelle said warmly.
Kate rolled her eyes. Michelle
motioned for her to follow her back to the targets.
“Here, let me show you
just try holding it like this it will make a huge difference,” Michelle
explained as she gently guided Kate’s shoulder in place. Kate tried the stance
and Michelle nodded in approval.
Michelle stepped back
as Kate reloaded and began to fire again. She could see that she was more
confident.
She turned her
attention to Aaron as Kate concentrated on her new found skill.
“Aaron?” Michelle called
out.
“Hey,” he replied as he
made his way closer to her.
“What’s in this gas?”
she asked in a soft tone.
He shrugged his
shoulders. “I’m not sure.”
“Do you think that you could
find out?”
He nodded. “I’ll see
what I can do.”
***
Michelle heard a soft
knocking on her door. Michelle looked over to Kate who was sprawled out on her
bed.
She rose and opened to
door.
“Aaron?” she said with
relief.
“Hey, I found out
what’s in the gas,” he said as he entered their room.
“What is it?”
He slipped Michelle a
small piece of paper. It read , the gas will be gone.
The gas they use
wouldn’t affect them because it would evaporate before it got to them is what
she supposed Aaron meant.
Aaron smiled at Kate
and motioned for her to get up.
Michelle rolled her
eyes. “OK, lovebirds you guys can leave me in peace.”
The pair gave her a
mischievous grin as they exited the door.
Michelle sighed and
tapped her IS on. She had work to do. She listened to
its monotonous tone and took mental notes.
Worry and anxiety
stationed themselves deep within her soul. She rolled over on her side and
tried to relax against her thin mattress. Despite her physical exhaustion, her
mind raced.
I have to have a plan.
She couldn’t do it on
her own. She needed Aaron and she needed Kate to help her. She just wasn’t sure
how they could help yet.
She shut her eyes. She
wasn’t sure how but another day had come to end on Redex. It could wait until
morning she was tired.
Chapter Ten
“Aaron,” Michelle
called out as she made her way down the hallway towards the cafeteria.
“Hey,” he spun around
and smiled. His blue eyes were intense and his face looked concerned.
“Hey, you OK?” she
asked softly.
He nodded. “Yeah, I’ll…
I’ll have to tell you later, OK?”
“You coming to lunch?”
she questioned despite already knowing the answer. Aaron didn’t eat with them
in the cafeteria. She figured he liked furniture instead of sitting Indian
style on the concrete floor. He was a doctor, he was afforded such luxuries.
He shook his head. “No,
you go without me. I’ll come find you later, OK?”
“OK,” she replied furrowing
her brow.
Aaron doesn’t seem like himself today. I wonder
what’s going on
“Hey,” Michelle’s
thoughts broke as she looked up to Kate, who was in the cafeteria line behind
her.
“Hey,” Michelle replied
warmly.
***
Michelle and Kate
quietly made their way out of their bunk to just outside of the concrete
building. The night’s air was cool. The howling of the winds could be heard,
but beyond that it was quiet.
Michelle shivered, it
was a strange thing, just hours earlier she was sweating due to the intense
heat. Now, with the green sun down she was cold. She didn’t know what was worse
being burnt or being frozen. She used to feel as though the heat never left her
body. In those first weeks, she would lay awake at night sweating, but now she was
cold. She supposed it was from being so thin. They had been reducing the amount
of food rations for weeks now. Now instead of sweating, she lay awake at night with
worry as she traced her fingertips over each individual bone in her ribcage,
counting
wouldn’t be fair,” Michelle said warmly.
Kate rolled her eyes. Michelle
motioned for her to follow her back to the targets.
“Here, let me show you
just try holding it like this it will make a huge difference,” Michelle
explained as she gently guided Kate’s shoulder in place. Kate tried the stance
and Michelle nodded in approval.
Michelle stepped back
as Kate reloaded and began to fire again. She could see that she was more
confident.
She turned her
attention to Aaron as Kate concentrated on her new found skill.
“Aaron?” Michelle called
out.
“Hey,” he replied as he
made his way closer to her.
“What’s in this gas?”
she asked in a soft tone.
He shrugged his
shoulders. “I’m not sure.”
“Do you think that you could
find out?”
He nodded. “I’ll see
what I can do.”
***
Michelle heard a soft
knocking on her door. Michelle looked over to Kate who was sprawled out on her
bed.
She rose and opened to
door.
“Aaron?” she said with
relief.
“Hey, I found out
what’s in the gas,” he said as he entered their room.
“What is it?”
He slipped Michelle a
small piece of paper. It read , the gas will be gone.
The gas they use
wouldn’t affect them because it would evaporate before it got to them is what
she supposed Aaron meant.
Aaron smiled at Kate
and motioned for her to get up.
Michelle rolled her
eyes. “OK, lovebirds you guys can leave me in peace.”
The pair gave her a
mischievous grin as they exited the door.
Michelle sighed and
tapped her IS on. She had work to do. She listened to
its monotonous tone and took mental notes.
Worry and anxiety
stationed themselves deep within her soul. She rolled over on her side and
tried to relax against her thin mattress. Despite her physical exhaustion, her
mind raced.
I have to have a plan.
She couldn’t do it on
her own. She needed Aaron and she needed Kate to help her. She just wasn’t sure
how they could help yet.
She shut her eyes. She
wasn’t sure how but another day had come to end on Redex. It could wait until
morning she was tired.
Chapter Ten
“Aaron,” Michelle
called out as she made her way down the hallway towards the cafeteria.
“Hey,” he spun around
and smiled. His blue eyes were intense and his face looked concerned.
“Hey, you OK?” she
asked softly.
He nodded. “Yeah, I’ll…
I’ll have to tell you later, OK?”
“You coming to lunch?”
she questioned despite already knowing the answer. Aaron didn’t eat with them
in the cafeteria. She figured he liked furniture instead of sitting Indian
style on the concrete floor. He was a doctor, he was afforded such luxuries.
He shook his head. “No,
you go without me. I’ll come find you later, OK?”
“OK,” she replied furrowing
her brow.
Aaron doesn’t seem like himself today. I wonder
what’s going on
“Hey,” Michelle’s
thoughts broke as she looked up to Kate, who was in the cafeteria line behind
her.
“Hey,” Michelle replied
warmly.
***
Michelle and Kate
quietly made their way out of their bunk to just outside of the concrete
building. The night’s air was cool. The howling of the winds could be heard,
but beyond that it was quiet.
Michelle shivered, it
was a strange thing, just hours earlier she was sweating due to the intense
heat. Now, with the green sun down she was cold. She didn’t know what was worse
being burnt or being frozen. She used to feel as though the heat never left her
body. In those first weeks, she would lay awake at night sweating, but now she was
cold. She supposed it was from being so thin. They had been reducing the amount
of food rations for weeks now. Now instead of sweating, she lay awake at night with
worry as she traced her fingertips over each individual bone in her ribcage,
counting
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