old resistance movement again, could it? We haven’t had problems with them for more than thirty years.”
Mr. Kellington simply gave a quick glance to Hugo Jackson and prodded Sam to answer his question.
“Yes, sir, we have worked at this building together for the last year and a half.”
Mr. Kellington pulled out a piece of paper. “This incomin’ log report from last night says you called in for backup around eleven.”
Sam responded, “Yes, sir.”
“So, were you part of the team that entered the warehouse last night?”
Sam responded, “No, sir. I was going to be, but someone has to stay at post at all times, and Brett wanted to go with the search team, so I let him.”
Mr. Kellington dropped the papers to his side. “I see. You didn’t have the nerve to go lurkin’ ‘round in an abandoned warehouse.”
Sam, appalled that his courage was being questioned, responded, “I was not afraid, sir! It was just that Brett can be very persuasive.”
“He’s just messing with you, Sam. Keith knows what it’s like out here for you guys.”
“That’s true, Sam; I’m just messin’ with you, tryin’ to ease the tension a bit.” Keith Kellington put his arm around Sam and quietly asked, “Was he persuasive enough to talk you into a trip back to the warehouse this morning?”
Sam was disturbed at the tone of Keith’s question and confused by the sudden change in his accent. He dropped his head and shook it up and down to signal that he had allowed Brett to reenter the warehouse earlier in the morning.
“Well, I don’t wanna discuss this around all these other security teams, so you and Hugo come with me and we’ll discuss this at Sector Headquarters. We’ve got plenty of surveillance video to go through to tell us if anyone was ‘round the area to see anythin’ else.”
Mr. Kellington led Sam and his supervisor, Hugo Jackson, to a four-wheeled transport and left the area. Both Connor and Matthew peeked from behind the wall to see them driving away and crawled back to the safety of the rear of the building.
“Can you believe what we just heard?” asked Connor. Matthew, concerned, turned his back to Connor and began to breathe heavily. Connor put his hand on Matthew’s shoulder. “You OK? What’s the matter?”
Matthew shot back up, eyes wide, “Are you serious? That guy is from Sector 1.”
“Yeah, so what?”
Matthew shook his head and walked around in circles. “He’s looking for anyone who might have information about what happened last night.”
“Yeah, so what?”
Matthew grabbed Connor’s shirt and said, “He might come looking for two kids that were looking through their windows last night and saw a strange man staring back at them.”
Connor pushed Matthew away. “You’re out of your mind; there’s no way anyone knew we were watching that building last night. How could they?”
Matthew pointed to a walkway light. “Don’t you remember what April told us? There are sensors and surveillance equipment hidden in things all over the sector.”
Connor looked up toward their window. “Do you think they could have seen us all the way up there?”
Matthew looked up and said, “I don’t know, but we need to get home and tell April what’s happening.”
The boys ran back to their complex and made their way up to their apartment. They were careful to avoid security team members and made sure not to bring any attention to themselves. April stood in the living room, waiting on them.
“Where have you two been? I’ve been worried sick.”
Matthew responded first. “We got back from the park and saw all the commotion in front of the building, so we wanted to see what was going on.”
April looked worried. “You shouldn’t be down there involved in those things. It can only lead to trouble.”
Connor walked over to the window. “Not as much trouble as that security guard, Brett, ran into last night.”
April looked confused, but curious, and asked, “You mean the
Mr. Kellington simply gave a quick glance to Hugo Jackson and prodded Sam to answer his question.
“Yes, sir, we have worked at this building together for the last year and a half.”
Mr. Kellington pulled out a piece of paper. “This incomin’ log report from last night says you called in for backup around eleven.”
Sam responded, “Yes, sir.”
“So, were you part of the team that entered the warehouse last night?”
Sam responded, “No, sir. I was going to be, but someone has to stay at post at all times, and Brett wanted to go with the search team, so I let him.”
Mr. Kellington dropped the papers to his side. “I see. You didn’t have the nerve to go lurkin’ ‘round in an abandoned warehouse.”
Sam, appalled that his courage was being questioned, responded, “I was not afraid, sir! It was just that Brett can be very persuasive.”
“He’s just messing with you, Sam. Keith knows what it’s like out here for you guys.”
“That’s true, Sam; I’m just messin’ with you, tryin’ to ease the tension a bit.” Keith Kellington put his arm around Sam and quietly asked, “Was he persuasive enough to talk you into a trip back to the warehouse this morning?”
Sam was disturbed at the tone of Keith’s question and confused by the sudden change in his accent. He dropped his head and shook it up and down to signal that he had allowed Brett to reenter the warehouse earlier in the morning.
“Well, I don’t wanna discuss this around all these other security teams, so you and Hugo come with me and we’ll discuss this at Sector Headquarters. We’ve got plenty of surveillance video to go through to tell us if anyone was ‘round the area to see anythin’ else.”
Mr. Kellington led Sam and his supervisor, Hugo Jackson, to a four-wheeled transport and left the area. Both Connor and Matthew peeked from behind the wall to see them driving away and crawled back to the safety of the rear of the building.
“Can you believe what we just heard?” asked Connor. Matthew, concerned, turned his back to Connor and began to breathe heavily. Connor put his hand on Matthew’s shoulder. “You OK? What’s the matter?”
Matthew shot back up, eyes wide, “Are you serious? That guy is from Sector 1.”
“Yeah, so what?”
Matthew shook his head and walked around in circles. “He’s looking for anyone who might have information about what happened last night.”
“Yeah, so what?”
Matthew grabbed Connor’s shirt and said, “He might come looking for two kids that were looking through their windows last night and saw a strange man staring back at them.”
Connor pushed Matthew away. “You’re out of your mind; there’s no way anyone knew we were watching that building last night. How could they?”
Matthew pointed to a walkway light. “Don’t you remember what April told us? There are sensors and surveillance equipment hidden in things all over the sector.”
Connor looked up toward their window. “Do you think they could have seen us all the way up there?”
Matthew looked up and said, “I don’t know, but we need to get home and tell April what’s happening.”
The boys ran back to their complex and made their way up to their apartment. They were careful to avoid security team members and made sure not to bring any attention to themselves. April stood in the living room, waiting on them.
“Where have you two been? I’ve been worried sick.”
Matthew responded first. “We got back from the park and saw all the commotion in front of the building, so we wanted to see what was going on.”
April looked worried. “You shouldn’t be down there involved in those things. It can only lead to trouble.”
Connor walked over to the window. “Not as much trouble as that security guard, Brett, ran into last night.”
April looked confused, but curious, and asked, “You mean the
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