must have caused a lot
of trouble higher up. And look at the personal price she’d paid on that terrible day 15 years
ago.
Not that it mattered of course, just look at her wonderful family now.
Still, in spite of what happened and all of the fallout afterwards, at
least there was one great result from that day. One thing that she’d never regretted, in spite of it all.
She’d saved a man’s life that day. James was still alive because of her .
Chapter Twelve
On The Move
I wasn’t sure what the red light meant, but once I’d spotted it in the
darkness, I found it really hard to keep my eyes off it. With the lights on, knowing it was there, I could see just beneath the
skin on Kate’s neck. Interestingly, the two guards also had the same thing.
I needed to get to a mirror quickly. Did I have one of these things fitted?
Was it part of whatever was going on in the bunker?
Unusually for me, I decided to keep my mouth shut about it. Kate seemed unaware of its presence, and like so many other things in
this unusual environment, it may just have been something that all the
staff had. I resolved to keep my eyes open to see if everybody here had one
fitted.
I was ready to excuse myself and head for the bathroom facilities
along the main corridor so that I could check out my own neck.
But Kate had other things in mind. She’d explained what was going on here, but I’d still been discovered
in a Red Zone. Okay, I had clearance, but she’d explicitly asked me not to enter these
areas.
‘Dan, I need to make a very special request of you, is that okay?’ she
asked.
Interesting way of phrasing the question.
Was ‘No’ really an option here?
‘Yes, of course,’ I replied. What a sucker.
‘Although you have Red Zone authorisation at the moment, I need to
ask you to stay out of those areas for your own safety,’ I didn’t like the sound of those words ‘At the moment’. She clearly saw this as an anomaly, a temporary thing.
‘We’re only a few hours away from receiving a full briefing, and what’s
going on beyond the bunker lies entirely in our hands,’
‘I’m sure an intelligent lad like you understands how important this is
and that it’s really crucial that we don’t interfere with any mission
critical issues before then,’
The ‘Intelligent lad’ worked just as well as the ‘Good question’
technique. I really must try to be less easily flattered.
‘So what I’d appreciate is if you could restrict your access to Green
Zone areas only until we receive the briefing? Is that a reasonable
thing to ask Dan?’ she finished.
Of course it was a reasonable thing to ask.
But remember Kate, I’m a twelve year old boy.
I know what ‘reasonable’ is. I understand what ‘reasonable’ is.
But I don’t always like being ‘reasonable’. However, I’m not going to pick any fights right now.
I agree to restrict my movements to the Green Zones and keep out of
the Red Zones until we get the full briefing.
I reassure Kate that I wouldn’t want to put the lives of my family at
risk. I tell her how important it is to me that we find my mum safe and
make sure that she’s properly looked after. And I hope she doesn’t spot me using her own techniques on her.
I’m a quick learner.
‘I think that’s a really great plan Kate,’ I smile.
Trapped
How could she have been so stupid as to go back for the tech?
If she’d followed her instincts, they would have just had the time to get
inside those doors before they closed. As it was, the darkness was swiftly closing in.
Beyond the cottage it was beginning to look like it was dark outside,
even though it was mid-afternoon.
Inside the cottage even the lights were struggling, this was like no
other darkness she’d ever seen before. She felt fine and her young companion seemed fine. She knew that she needed to seek shelter and the bunker seemed the
best place to do it.
But there didn’t appear to be an immediate risk to
of trouble higher up. And look at the personal price she’d paid on that terrible day 15 years
ago.
Not that it mattered of course, just look at her wonderful family now.
Still, in spite of what happened and all of the fallout afterwards, at
least there was one great result from that day. One thing that she’d never regretted, in spite of it all.
She’d saved a man’s life that day. James was still alive because of her .
Chapter Twelve
On The Move
I wasn’t sure what the red light meant, but once I’d spotted it in the
darkness, I found it really hard to keep my eyes off it. With the lights on, knowing it was there, I could see just beneath the
skin on Kate’s neck. Interestingly, the two guards also had the same thing.
I needed to get to a mirror quickly. Did I have one of these things fitted?
Was it part of whatever was going on in the bunker?
Unusually for me, I decided to keep my mouth shut about it. Kate seemed unaware of its presence, and like so many other things in
this unusual environment, it may just have been something that all the
staff had. I resolved to keep my eyes open to see if everybody here had one
fitted.
I was ready to excuse myself and head for the bathroom facilities
along the main corridor so that I could check out my own neck.
But Kate had other things in mind. She’d explained what was going on here, but I’d still been discovered
in a Red Zone. Okay, I had clearance, but she’d explicitly asked me not to enter these
areas.
‘Dan, I need to make a very special request of you, is that okay?’ she
asked.
Interesting way of phrasing the question.
Was ‘No’ really an option here?
‘Yes, of course,’ I replied. What a sucker.
‘Although you have Red Zone authorisation at the moment, I need to
ask you to stay out of those areas for your own safety,’ I didn’t like the sound of those words ‘At the moment’. She clearly saw this as an anomaly, a temporary thing.
‘We’re only a few hours away from receiving a full briefing, and what’s
going on beyond the bunker lies entirely in our hands,’
‘I’m sure an intelligent lad like you understands how important this is
and that it’s really crucial that we don’t interfere with any mission
critical issues before then,’
The ‘Intelligent lad’ worked just as well as the ‘Good question’
technique. I really must try to be less easily flattered.
‘So what I’d appreciate is if you could restrict your access to Green
Zone areas only until we receive the briefing? Is that a reasonable
thing to ask Dan?’ she finished.
Of course it was a reasonable thing to ask.
But remember Kate, I’m a twelve year old boy.
I know what ‘reasonable’ is. I understand what ‘reasonable’ is.
But I don’t always like being ‘reasonable’. However, I’m not going to pick any fights right now.
I agree to restrict my movements to the Green Zones and keep out of
the Red Zones until we get the full briefing.
I reassure Kate that I wouldn’t want to put the lives of my family at
risk. I tell her how important it is to me that we find my mum safe and
make sure that she’s properly looked after. And I hope she doesn’t spot me using her own techniques on her.
I’m a quick learner.
‘I think that’s a really great plan Kate,’ I smile.
Trapped
How could she have been so stupid as to go back for the tech?
If she’d followed her instincts, they would have just had the time to get
inside those doors before they closed. As it was, the darkness was swiftly closing in.
Beyond the cottage it was beginning to look like it was dark outside,
even though it was mid-afternoon.
Inside the cottage even the lights were struggling, this was like no
other darkness she’d ever seen before. She felt fine and her young companion seemed fine. She knew that she needed to seek shelter and the bunker seemed the
best place to do it.
But there didn’t appear to be an immediate risk to
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