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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Well, if it isn’t one of them rapists from down south.”
Daniel Redd’s voice grated on Rain’s ears like the screech of a long, pointed fingernail on a glass window. She stopped walking just a few feet away from him, her plan to simply walk by whomever was standing in the shadows on the far side of the alley given up now that she knew for sure it was him. She still couldn’t see his face, the dark patches of night obscuring his features, but that voice had been ingrained in her mind the first time she heard it, and she felt confident, should they both live another hundred years, she would recognize it then, too.
“Leave me alone,” she said, turning her head in his direction as he slowly began to emerge from the darkness. “You don’t want to mess with me.”
He scoffed, stepping into a thin beam of light cast from a lamp so far down the alleyway, it barely reac
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Hannah’s voice reached her ear like the squawk of a bird, crying out in protection of its nest. Rain and Seth both turned to look at the petite girl at the end of the alley at the same time. She had her hands on her hips, her head tipped down, her forehead scrunched in wrinkles so deep, they were even visible at this distance.“Shit,” Seth murmured. “I told her I’d walk her home.”Rain took a step back, Hannah’s hurt falling between them like a door dropping to cut her off from an escape route. Or perhaps the girl had actually provided Rain with the exit she needed. “Go ahead,” she said, slipping an easy smile into place. “I’ll be fine.”“Are you kidding?” he asked, a hand raising to his hair. “Rain, Daniel just tried to attack you.”“And… now he’s limping away. Seth, I’ll be fine.
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Bolting the door seemed silly, but she’d promised Seth she’d lock it, so as soon as Rain was safely back inside the Green residents, she did so. She paused to take a deep breath and take in the ambience of the house, which seemed empty, before she turned to walk to the kitchen to lock the back door, as he’d instructed. No sound came from Mist and Walt’s room. Imagining that meant they were asleep, she didn’t go in to check on her friend. If there was a problem, Walt would let her know. Of that, she was certain.The back of the house was mostly dark, save for one dim light on over the stove. Rain assumed she was alone in the kitchen until a small movement amongst the shadows at the round table they’d eaten at earlier caught her attention. She froze, her hand flying to her heart.“Did I startle you?” Esther’s voice spoke into the darkness as she shifted in her chair, causing a thin bea
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The phone sat on the nightstand near the bed while Rain went about taking off her borrowed outfit. She sat on the edge of the mattress to slip off the heels, glad she didn’t have to wear those often. Her feet were sore, and she had only danced the one time. She rubbed her aching feet, thinking it was odd that she could run for so many miles without as much pain as a few hours in a pair of high heels that weren’t even that high.Slipping the pink dress off, she lay it on the bed and stood to retrieve her jeans. She slid them on as the silky fabric of the gown pulled it off of the bed and onto the floor. Frustrated, and not wanting it to get wrinkled, Rain paused in just her bra and jeans to pick up the dress and put it on a hanger. She took it over to the closet door and hung it back on the hook on the outside where Esther had placed it earlier. Then, crossing back to her own pile of clothes, she picked up a long sleeved black T-shirt and star
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“You’re sure that Daniel didn’t hurt you?” he asked, sitting on the edge of the couch, his hands folded between his knees. He was a good two, almost three, feet away from her, still dressed in his formal wear from the dance, though his tie was off, and his collar was unbuttoned at the top.“I’m fine,” she assured him. “Do you know how he is?”Seth shook his head. “When I went off with Hannah, I didn’t see anyone else. She had no idea any of it had happened. So, no, I don’t know. But I imagine he went home for his mom to tend to him. He’d be too embarrassed to go to Mary or one of the other midwives.”Rain was a bit disappointed to hear that. She’d sort of hoped he would be publicly humiliated for what he’d done. But at least he’d still be in some significant pain if he had to rely on his mother to treat him, assuming s
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Her eyes widened. She hadn’t even heard it, but as soon as he spoke, she realized he was right. Next to her on the arm of the chair, Esther’s phone was making a soft chirping sound. Quickly, she turned and attempted to answer it, almost dropping the device. Seth took it from her and pressed a few buttons. “Hello?” he said, his tone hopeful. Rain held her breath, waiting for a signal that it was Adam and that he was all right.Seth exhaled and a smile came over his face as he said, “No, you did. This is my mom’s phone. She’s in bed, though. Yeah, I got back from the dance early. No, you’re not disturbing me at all. Hold on--here’s Rain.”He stretched the phone out to her, and she took it, sucking in a deep breath. “Adam?”“Hey, Rain. How are you?”The sound of his voice in her ear immediately brought a gush of tears to
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The boom of heavy artillery shook the earth while the rat-a-tat-tat of smaller arms filled the gaps between the larger explosions. Mother White stood with her arms folded, far back from the advancing line, hoping her troops would continue to press on now that night had fallen. While the Oklasaw militia had been highly successful with the sun up, picking off her Military Mothers right and left, slowing them tremendously, now that it was dark and they could no longer easily see their marks, the invaders were finally making progress.It still wasn’t as fast as she would’ve liked though. By her calculations, the tracker was only about ten miles north of them right now. But they were only advancing about one mile per hour, which meant it would be daylight again before they made it far enough north to intercept the tracker, and that was assuming that the speed the object was traveling to the west didn’t pick up. She had no idea how Mist could
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Adam’s eyelids were growing heavy as he continued to follow the narrow trail to the west. In the darkness, seeing the road was such a strain, he was afraid he might crash at any moment. At least he’d had the opportunity to talk to Rain. Now, if he was to fail in his mission, at least he knew she was okay, and he’d had a chance to say his goodbyes.In the distance, the rumble of artillery and gunfire was growing closer. It seemed like the Mothers could be right on top of him at any moment. While it was difficult to look to the sky for drones and steer the bike, he had to keep an eye on what was happening above him because if the Mothers got a clear picture, they’d know for sure that Mist and Rain were not with him, and if that were the case, there was a good chance they would give up their pursuit of him and concentrate on the place where the tracker first started sending its signal, which would put them exactly where they needed t
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Rain checked Esther’s phone one more time before she gave it back to their hostess. It would be difficult to be without a lifeline to Adam, but he hadn’t called since the night of the dance, and now, when they were packing up the truck to leave, she wasn’t sure what to think. She did know she couldn’t take Esther’s phone with her.Seth had tried to call Adam a couple of times but hadn’t gotten ahold of him. They knew from the Oklasaw militia that the tracker had made it into the river and was flowing at a rapid pace away from their location, but no one had seen Adam since right before he’d tossed the tracker. At the time, a few sharpshooters who had been concentrating on taking out drones had seen him, but then the Mothers had arrived in their larger transporters, and a fight had broken out. They didn’t think that any of them had made it past their line of defense where Adam was riding away from the river,
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Rain stepped inside the large circular room along with about thirty of her fellow soldiers from the Quebecian army. She glanced around at the faces of her fellow soldiers and saw the confusion and uncertainty on all of their faces. Adam was just a few people away from her. They caught eyes for a moment, but then Rain focused on the center of the room where President Violet was standing.All around her, large boxes marked as explosives were stacked on top of one another, the highest stacks coming about to her waist. She was a short woman, with short dark hair and a swath of purple in the front, sort of like Mother White’s stripe, though Rain had assumed that that was natural.Next to Violet was a pillar of some sort with what looked like a golden button on top. Wires from each of the boxes were wound around one another, creating one thick wire that was con
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Being back in the air was a sensation Rain couldn’t quite get used to, but this mission was different. The first time she had flown, the flight had been long, and she’d been nervous for far more reasons than she was now. This time, she was on a small plane with a select group of soldiers who were being moved to the front to help complete a mission that was almost done. All eight of the soldiers on board the flight had recovered enough from their wounds during various other attacks that they could now go back into active duty. Rain was ready to storm the fort where President Violet was reportedly hiding, and she was glad to have Adam by her side, not only on the flight but also when they landed.It was loud inside of the plane, so no one could truly talk, and despite their relationship status, Rain didn’t dare touch Adam with her hand while they were in uniform and active. But the fact tha
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Adam was awake when Rain made it back to the room they were sharing together. He’d had multiple surgeries over the last several days, so he’d been asleep a lot, but she was pleasantly surprised at how well he was recovering.Cheryl helped Rain back into her bed and put her leg up on a device that would help it to heal. The technology was a little behind what Rain was used to in Michaelanburg, but she trusted the doctors and the rest of the medical team that had been working on her since the attack.“How’s Mist?” Adam asked with a smile on his face. He was propped up so that she could see him. Rain adjusted her pillows and used the button to move the back of her bed up a bit so she could more easily see him. “She’s good. And you’ll never guess what she found out before her surgeries.”
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Where the hell had she gone?Adam had ridden the motorbike back to camp to deliver the message to the commanders. Luckily, he’d found one fairly quickly upon reaching the forest. He’d told the man, Lt. Brason, what Mother White had told them and then handed over the thumb drive. The commander had attempted to tell Adam to stay there, that he was done, and while it would’ve been a relief to go find his tent and take a nap, Adam couldn’t possibly do that. He wouldn’t be able to rest until he was certain that Rain and the others were back in camp safely.He had immediately turned the bike around and sped back toward the medical center. Even before the building came into view, he saw soldiers running from that direction. That let him know that Lt. Brason and the others had taken him seriously and were in the process of evacuating the b
