Forging Zero
“Joe was just cresting the stairs to Sixth Battalion’s barracks balcony, his exhausted body feeling as if it were made of lead, when he heard the odd sound seemingly coming from a Takki tunnel near his feet. Ahead of him, Nebil had left the barracks door open for his return. The barracks room beyond was silent but for the snores of other recruits. Thinking he had imagined it, Joe kept trudging forward, so tired he was having trouble staying upright.
“Choe.” A cold, metal-tipped finger brushe...d his arm, and goosebumps washed down his spine in a startling wave at the contact. Joe jerked and turned.
The young Ooreiki that had come to listen to their Christmas songs was standing in the shadows outside the barracks, glancing nervously at the open door. “Do you still want to talk?”
Joe felt his heart skip a beat and he instantly forgot about sleep. “Do you?”
“Kkee,” Yuil said. “But you need to come with me.”
“He’s not going anywhere with you,” Libby’s voice said suddenly. She had stayed up late cutting holes in her gear and now stood near the barracks door, Joe’s Swiss Army knife still clutched in her hand. She was scowling at Yuil, looking ready to use the knife on the Ooreiki.MoreLess
“Choe.” A cold, metal-tipped finger brushe...d his arm, and goosebumps washed down his spine in a startling wave at the contact. Joe jerked and turned.
The young Ooreiki that had come to listen to their Christmas songs was standing in the shadows outside the barracks, glancing nervously at the open door. “Do you still want to talk?”
Joe felt his heart skip a beat and he instantly forgot about sleep. “Do you?”
“Kkee,” Yuil said. “But you need to come with me.”
“He’s not going anywhere with you,” Libby’s voice said suddenly. She had stayed up late cutting holes in her gear and now stood near the barracks door, Joe’s Swiss Army knife still clutched in her hand. She was scowling at Yuil, looking ready to use the knife on the Ooreiki.MoreLess
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