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those.”
“It was from the floor.”
“What?”
“The bump on your head. You got it when you hit the floor.”
Everett closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. “Are you trying to tell me I passed out and you’re taking me to the hospital or something?”
Riverside chuckled, but the sound was anything but humorous. “No. After Dr. Flint put you in a chokehold and you passed out, she let go and you fell onto the floor. Your head bounced off the concrete like a ripe watermelon. The sound was disgusting.”
The memory of walking down the hallway flashed by in Everett’s head. He looked out the window and noticed it was dark. “Dr. Flint did what? Why in the world would she…?”
Riverside let off the gas and pulled onto the shoulder. He put the truck in park and turned around to face Everett. “Your guess is as good as mine. All I know is that I was coming out of the lab and saw her attack you. I didn’t have a chance to ask what was going on because just as you hit the floor, the alarm went off, followed by screaming from all the test subjects in the conference room. Dr. Flint ran in the opposite direction the second the power went out. By the time the backup generator kicked in, she was gone. Then, I smelled smoke and felt the ground shake. I grabbed you, flung you over my shoulder and took the stairs until I reached the surface.”
“Are you saying there was an explosion of some sorts? What about the others? Whose vehicle is this?”
Riverside tried yet couldn’t hide the fact he was shaking. “It would only be an educated guess to say there was an explosion. I didn’t see any fire, nor was there any structural damage, at least none I could see. I just felt the rattle—you know—like the whole place was going to collapse around us, so I grabbed you, my backpack, and took us to safety. Not a clue as to the owner of the truck, and honestly, I don’t care. Lucky for us the keys were inside, so I tossed you in the back and waited for a few minutes to see if anyone else made it out. When no one came out the door, I took off. Just as I started up the vehicle, I heard another rumble and smoke billowed out the front entrance.”
Everett looked out the window again. Nothing but woods as far as he could see surrounded them. The trees and terrain looked unfamiliar. “How long have you been driving?”
“About ten hours.”
“Holy shit! Where in the hell are we?”
“Close to Laredo. I think about twenty miles out.”
Stunned, Everett sputtered, “Laredo…as in…Laredo, Texas?”
Riverside nodded. Everett noticed the kid had no color in his face and looked terrified.
“Look, I don’t really know how to say this so I’ll just spit it out. I’m pretty sure the lab is gone. It sounded like the cave was about to collapse in on itself when I was hauling you up the stairs. Judging by what I found out before running into you in the hallway, I’d lay my life down on the bet the incident was from internal sabotage.”
Everett blinked twice, trying to absorb the words. “Are you saying you think Dr. Flint destroyed all our work? Killed our test subjects? Why in the world would she do that?! What about Dr. Thomas? Did you see him? Did he make it out? Oh, and did you contact the authorities? Are they sending backup?”
“I don’t know about anyone but us. And yes, I’m saying Dr. Flint did all this. In terms of backup, you are kidding, right?”
“No I’m not kidding. You didn’t call anyone and inform them what happened?”
The look of incredulity on Riverside’s face would have been funny under other circumstances. The kid looked at Everett like he’d just asked the stupidest question ever. Riverside arched an eyebrow. “You’re serious? Oh, man, you really don’t have a clue, do you? No, I guess you wouldn’t. You’ve been too obsessed with your work.”
Frustrated at not only the pain in his head, but the feeling of walking in the dark on jagged rocks, Everett could only shake his
“It was from the floor.”
“What?”
“The bump on your head. You got it when you hit the floor.”
Everett closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. “Are you trying to tell me I passed out and you’re taking me to the hospital or something?”
Riverside chuckled, but the sound was anything but humorous. “No. After Dr. Flint put you in a chokehold and you passed out, she let go and you fell onto the floor. Your head bounced off the concrete like a ripe watermelon. The sound was disgusting.”
The memory of walking down the hallway flashed by in Everett’s head. He looked out the window and noticed it was dark. “Dr. Flint did what? Why in the world would she…?”
Riverside let off the gas and pulled onto the shoulder. He put the truck in park and turned around to face Everett. “Your guess is as good as mine. All I know is that I was coming out of the lab and saw her attack you. I didn’t have a chance to ask what was going on because just as you hit the floor, the alarm went off, followed by screaming from all the test subjects in the conference room. Dr. Flint ran in the opposite direction the second the power went out. By the time the backup generator kicked in, she was gone. Then, I smelled smoke and felt the ground shake. I grabbed you, flung you over my shoulder and took the stairs until I reached the surface.”
“Are you saying there was an explosion of some sorts? What about the others? Whose vehicle is this?”
Riverside tried yet couldn’t hide the fact he was shaking. “It would only be an educated guess to say there was an explosion. I didn’t see any fire, nor was there any structural damage, at least none I could see. I just felt the rattle—you know—like the whole place was going to collapse around us, so I grabbed you, my backpack, and took us to safety. Not a clue as to the owner of the truck, and honestly, I don’t care. Lucky for us the keys were inside, so I tossed you in the back and waited for a few minutes to see if anyone else made it out. When no one came out the door, I took off. Just as I started up the vehicle, I heard another rumble and smoke billowed out the front entrance.”
Everett looked out the window again. Nothing but woods as far as he could see surrounded them. The trees and terrain looked unfamiliar. “How long have you been driving?”
“About ten hours.”
“Holy shit! Where in the hell are we?”
“Close to Laredo. I think about twenty miles out.”
Stunned, Everett sputtered, “Laredo…as in…Laredo, Texas?”
Riverside nodded. Everett noticed the kid had no color in his face and looked terrified.
“Look, I don’t really know how to say this so I’ll just spit it out. I’m pretty sure the lab is gone. It sounded like the cave was about to collapse in on itself when I was hauling you up the stairs. Judging by what I found out before running into you in the hallway, I’d lay my life down on the bet the incident was from internal sabotage.”
Everett blinked twice, trying to absorb the words. “Are you saying you think Dr. Flint destroyed all our work? Killed our test subjects? Why in the world would she do that?! What about Dr. Thomas? Did you see him? Did he make it out? Oh, and did you contact the authorities? Are they sending backup?”
“I don’t know about anyone but us. And yes, I’m saying Dr. Flint did all this. In terms of backup, you are kidding, right?”
“No I’m not kidding. You didn’t call anyone and inform them what happened?”
The look of incredulity on Riverside’s face would have been funny under other circumstances. The kid looked at Everett like he’d just asked the stupidest question ever. Riverside arched an eyebrow. “You’re serious? Oh, man, you really don’t have a clue, do you? No, I guess you wouldn’t. You’ve been too obsessed with your work.”
Frustrated at not only the pain in his head, but the feeling of walking in the dark on jagged rocks, Everett could only shake his
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