Facsimile
“The rushing air sandblasts my face, drying the tears that well in my eyes and drip down my cheeks. My helmet, still hanging from a handlebar, bangs against one knee. I know I’m courting death, riding fast without protection. But it doesn’t seem important right now.
Dace has betrayed me. Raid has betrayed me. The entire colony will discover our genetic anomaly. Earth’s doors will be closed to me. My parents are separating. I’ve hurt Emie. Everything’s been smashed into fragments.
I gun m...y engine. Already farther out than I’ve ever traveled, I keep my eyes focused on the horizon.
I ride with no regard for time. As I speed over the bleak landscape, my anger fades to a dull throb of frustration. Farther on, even that sensation drifts away, like shredded clouds. I feel nothing. I’m hollow as a stalk of bamboo.
Finally, the slowing of the bike forces me to stop. Climbing off, I pop up the solar collectors that hug the frame.MoreLess
Dace has betrayed me. Raid has betrayed me. The entire colony will discover our genetic anomaly. Earth’s doors will be closed to me. My parents are separating. I’ve hurt Emie. Everything’s been smashed into fragments.
I gun m...y engine. Already farther out than I’ve ever traveled, I keep my eyes focused on the horizon.
I ride with no regard for time. As I speed over the bleak landscape, my anger fades to a dull throb of frustration. Farther on, even that sensation drifts away, like shredded clouds. I feel nothing. I’m hollow as a stalk of bamboo.
Finally, the slowing of the bike forces me to stop. Climbing off, I pop up the solar collectors that hug the frame.MoreLess
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