Solstice
“Reconciled to their fates. The only person who appeared to be alive and thinking was Rueben, and it was hard to ignore the warmth of his eyes as they briefly met mine. He must be immune to the Harmony implant, I thought. There was no other explanation for it. Or was he just pretending to have these emotions in order to get me to trust him? Was he an Informer?
I lingered over the meal of meat and carrot pie. I was starving, but I forced myself to eat slowly so that I could be the last one in... the room and alone with Matthews and Rueben.
“When do I receive my assignment?” I asked Matthews when Rueben was within earshot. He slowed his motions in clearing the table.
“You need more testing tomorrow,” Matthews said. “For now you’ll return to the dormitory.”
“What did my dreams tell you?” I pressed on. All I remembered was that they were about Sol, but little else.
His frown deepened, and he said nothing.MoreLess
I lingered over the meal of meat and carrot pie. I was starving, but I forced myself to eat slowly so that I could be the last one in... the room and alone with Matthews and Rueben.
“When do I receive my assignment?” I asked Matthews when Rueben was within earshot. He slowed his motions in clearing the table.
“You need more testing tomorrow,” Matthews said. “For now you’ll return to the dormitory.”
“What did my dreams tell you?” I pressed on. All I remembered was that they were about Sol, but little else.
His frown deepened, and he said nothing.MoreLess
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