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“Wait, we want to try again.”
Molev shook his head.“Katie is hungry.”
Everyone looked at Katie, and her face flushed scarlet.“Was my stomach that loud?”
“I didn’t hear anything,” one of the soldiers said.
Molev motioned for Katie to lead the way, and we all fell in around him.
The soldiers followed us back but lingered by the jeep as we went to the house.The bag with the devices was gone, and I wasn’t the only one to suspect they’d been rehidden inside.However, another sweep through the house turned up nothing.
“I’ll make lunch,” I volunteered once we knew the house was clean.
Everyone migrated in that direction and watched me pull out what was needed for sandwiches.
“They want more than arm wrestling,” Molev said as he removed plates from the cupboard.
“What do you mean?”Brandon asked.
“After the match ended, the voice in one’s ear said to take me to the course and time me.”
Roni snorted.“I mean, I’d love to see that myself.”
“Same,” Sid said.“But knowing how fast he can complete the course doesn’t help them create a vaccine.”He looked at Molev.“I don’t think you should do it.”
Molev picked up a piece of bread and started slathering it with peanut butter.
“You believe like Katie and Roni that they will use the knowledge they gain to find a way to hurt my kind?”
“With every move they make, it’s looking more likely,” Sid said.“The longer you stay here, the more they’ll push.”
“Then perhaps I shouldn’t stay.”
CHAPTERFIFTEEN
“Is that what you want?”I asked, my stomach dropping at the thought of Molev leaving now.If he left, we would never see our tickets.
We needed him to stay.Ineeded him to stay.But no matter how desperately I wanted to save my nephew, staying had to be Molev’s choice, not mine.
“I agree that their behavior is suspicious, but they have questions about you and are looking for answers.Running will make it look like you have something to hide.Instead of running, call them on their bullshit.Ask what your physical abilities have to do with the vaccine.Ask why they’re treating you like a prisoner instead of a guest.Tell them your suspicions and see what happens.Most people back down when they’re confronted.”
“Most people,” Roni said, taking the first completed sandwich.“Not the desperate ones, though.”
“I say we hang around the house and see if they actually follow through with what they promised,” Sid said.“And if not, we complain and start questioning things.”
I didn’t disagree with that approach, and based on Molev’s slow nod, neither did he.The others finished their sandwiches, one by one, and drifted to the living room to watch movies.Molev started cleaning up even though he’d helped with the prep.I pitched in.
When we finished, he caught my hand before I could drift to the living room and nodded in the direction of our bedroom.
Unsure why he wanted to speak privately, I followed him there.The thought that he might want to pick up where he’d left off outside the perimeter didn’t cross my mind until he closed the door behind us.However, he didn’t reach for me.Instead, he sat on the bed and rested his forearms on his knees in a very tired gesture.
“Everything okay?”I asked.
“Suggesting we leave scared you.Why?”
“We?You said ‘I’ out there, not we.”
“You have all agreed to come with me when it is time to leave.When I leave, we all leave.”
