Daylight Runner
“KIROA GONE, her students had a free class. The principal had told them to study, but as soon as he left, they had proceeded to have a lively discussion about why Sol might have gotten busted.
“This is a symptom of the authoritarian system,” Ube Lamont declared.
“My ass,” said Faisal. “I bet he’s been done for dealing.”
“I’ve never even seen him smoking, let alone dealing,” Cleo responded.
“Not stem, I mean gulp. I bet he’s running a still. Or his dad is. His dad’s into all sorts of stuff.”
“You don’t even know his dad,” one of the other students put in.
“My uncle knows one of the guys his dad works with,” Faisal replied. “And he says Gregor Wheat’s always down in the lower levels. They all are, those daylighters. They work hard and they play hard. I say more power to ’em.”
“Who’d believe what your uncle says?” Ube grunted.
“I’ve seen him out on the dome platforms on Sundays. He’s a Dark-Day Fatalist.”
“So what if he is?” Faisal snapped defensively.
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