Nano Contestant - Episode 1: Whatever It Takes by Leif Sterling Page B
Authors: Leif Sterling
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died.” He gave the punching bag two jabs and an uppercut. “I just got my dad. I’m not going to lose him now!”
“I know you don’t want to. I know I couldn’t if it were me. But your dad told me to tell you not to.”
Roland ran a towel over his face and hair to dry off the sweat. His short brown, hair stood up. “Sky, I’m going to get my dad out and clear his name. I don’t care what it takes. You’re my best friend, and I need your help.”
“Best and only friend. Mr.Davenport was the closest thing to a dad in my life. I really admired him. Of course, I’m in.”
Roland managed half a smile.
“You stink. Go shower and I’ll pull up everything I can on Mr.Davenport’s trial.”
Roland looked down at his drenched shirt and then headed towards his room. “Yeah, see what else you can find on that piece of human garbage, Judge Hennessy.”
Roland reflected while he was getting showered and dressed. His mother’s battle with cancer had come on so quickly. He had been deployed overseas with his unit of the North American Union Marines when he had first gotten the notice. By the time he had been able to get leave, he had only had a week with her before the cancer claimed her.
At the reading of his mother’s will, a private letter was given to him by the attorney. His mom had written him about his father. She had always told him that she had conceived through artificial insemination and didn’t know who his father was.
She said in her letter, however, that the truth was that she had fallen in love her senior year in college with Matthew Davenport. She had loved him very much, and they had hoped to marry. A few months before their graduation, Matthew was offered a full scholarship to MIT’s advanced robotics graduate program.
She didn’t want to hold Matthew back from such an opportunity. She knew, the moment he found out about the baby, he would have left school to get a full-time job, and he never would have gone on to MIT.
His mother broke off the engagement, and never told Matthew about their child. She said she knew that Matthew was a brilliant man and that someday he would change the world with his science.
It was hard for Roland to be mad at his mom after losing her, but it had been such a shock. He had needed answers.
The next week, Roland had taken leave from the NAU Ontario Marine base, and searched out his father. First, he had gone to MIT’s campus in Massachusetts. From there, he tracked his dad to Redwood City, California. Roland’s heart was pounding the evening he had arrived at his father’s house.
Roland hadn’t been sure what to expect, but he told Matthew about the letter anyway. Matthew had been quiet for a while, just taking in the shocking news. Then he had said that he had always loved Roland’s mother, and had been surprised when she had broken off their engagement so quickly.
A month later, Roland had moved into Matthew’s house when his enlistment in the Marines had been completed. There, he had gotten to spend time with his dad and had really gotten to know him. He had also gotten to know the unusual woman who rented Matthew’s garage apartment, and now Sky was his best friend.
C HAPTER F IVE :
U NDISCLOSED
SKYLAR WENT INTO the data room. It was her favorite room in the house. She was a hacker to the core but was never really able to afford any of the expensive equipment. Matthew Davenport, on the other hand, had made a lot of money being the chief digital engineer for Pinnacle. He had custom built the most cutting edge hardware for his home lab. The man was a genius, and it showed in every aspect of the data room. She was greeted by Hobbes, the computer system, as soon as she walked in.
“Good afternoon, Skylar,” said Hobbes in a thick British accent.
“Hi, Hobbes.”
“Would you like to see the headlines?” he asked.
“Yes, Hobbes. Put up the top five stations.” Skylar adjusted her hair tie on one of her six braids, each of
“I know you don’t want to. I know I couldn’t if it were me. But your dad told me to tell you not to.”
Roland ran a towel over his face and hair to dry off the sweat. His short brown, hair stood up. “Sky, I’m going to get my dad out and clear his name. I don’t care what it takes. You’re my best friend, and I need your help.”
“Best and only friend. Mr.Davenport was the closest thing to a dad in my life. I really admired him. Of course, I’m in.”
Roland managed half a smile.
“You stink. Go shower and I’ll pull up everything I can on Mr.Davenport’s trial.”
Roland looked down at his drenched shirt and then headed towards his room. “Yeah, see what else you can find on that piece of human garbage, Judge Hennessy.”
Roland reflected while he was getting showered and dressed. His mother’s battle with cancer had come on so quickly. He had been deployed overseas with his unit of the North American Union Marines when he had first gotten the notice. By the time he had been able to get leave, he had only had a week with her before the cancer claimed her.
At the reading of his mother’s will, a private letter was given to him by the attorney. His mom had written him about his father. She had always told him that she had conceived through artificial insemination and didn’t know who his father was.
She said in her letter, however, that the truth was that she had fallen in love her senior year in college with Matthew Davenport. She had loved him very much, and they had hoped to marry. A few months before their graduation, Matthew was offered a full scholarship to MIT’s advanced robotics graduate program.
She didn’t want to hold Matthew back from such an opportunity. She knew, the moment he found out about the baby, he would have left school to get a full-time job, and he never would have gone on to MIT.
His mother broke off the engagement, and never told Matthew about their child. She said she knew that Matthew was a brilliant man and that someday he would change the world with his science.
It was hard for Roland to be mad at his mom after losing her, but it had been such a shock. He had needed answers.
The next week, Roland had taken leave from the NAU Ontario Marine base, and searched out his father. First, he had gone to MIT’s campus in Massachusetts. From there, he tracked his dad to Redwood City, California. Roland’s heart was pounding the evening he had arrived at his father’s house.
Roland hadn’t been sure what to expect, but he told Matthew about the letter anyway. Matthew had been quiet for a while, just taking in the shocking news. Then he had said that he had always loved Roland’s mother, and had been surprised when she had broken off their engagement so quickly.
A month later, Roland had moved into Matthew’s house when his enlistment in the Marines had been completed. There, he had gotten to spend time with his dad and had really gotten to know him. He had also gotten to know the unusual woman who rented Matthew’s garage apartment, and now Sky was his best friend.
C HAPTER F IVE :
U NDISCLOSED
SKYLAR WENT INTO the data room. It was her favorite room in the house. She was a hacker to the core but was never really able to afford any of the expensive equipment. Matthew Davenport, on the other hand, had made a lot of money being the chief digital engineer for Pinnacle. He had custom built the most cutting edge hardware for his home lab. The man was a genius, and it showed in every aspect of the data room. She was greeted by Hobbes, the computer system, as soon as she walked in.
“Good afternoon, Skylar,” said Hobbes in a thick British accent.
“Hi, Hobbes.”
“Would you like to see the headlines?” he asked.
“Yes, Hobbes. Put up the top five stations.” Skylar adjusted her hair tie on one of her six braids, each of
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