The Eye In Team
Speculative Fiction Modern Parables
Reeks: Speculative Fiction Modern Parables
S. H. Marpel ; J. R. Kruze
- The
- black
- SUV's
- roared
- around
- them
- to
- a
- stop,
- boxing
- them
- in.The
- only
- choice
- was
- to
- comply.It
- looked
- like
- there
- were
- about
- five
- government-style
- SUV's
- that
- surrounded
- the
- family's
- pickup
- truck
- and
- it's
- older
- camping
- trailer."I
- thought
- we
- were
- done
- with
- these
- guys,
- Rosa.""Must
- be
- a
- new
- department
- that
- didn't
- get
- the
- memo."Their
- boy,
- sitting
- between
- them
- on
- the
- pickup's
- bench
- seat,
- just
- closed
- his
- eyes.Time
- seemed
- to
- stop
- at
- that
- point.
- Three
- or
- four
- men
- in
- black
- suits
- from
- each
- SUV
- were
- pointing
- various
- weapons
- over
- the
- tops
- of
- their
- vehicles
- at
- the
- pickup
- cab.In
- defense,
- the
- couple
- sat
- with
- raised,
- empty
- hands
- to
- get
- them
- in
- view
- of
- the
- agents.The
- boy
- didn't
- move,
- but
- kept
- his
- eyes
- closed.Almost
- as
- a
- choreographed
- move,
- the
- agents
- all
- holstered
- their
- weapons
- and
- returned
- to
- their
- vehicles.
- Then
- sped
- off
- in
- a
- single
- line,
- only
- to
- stop
- less
- than
- a
- block
- away
- with
- screeching
- tires
- -
- and
- climbed
- out
- to
- raid
- a
- donut
- shop
- on
- the
- corner."I
- hope
- the
- guy
- running
- that
- store
- doesn't
- get
- hurt."
- The
- mother
- commented.Her
- boy
- replied.
- "No,
- they
- are
- all
- going
- to
- buy
- him
- out
- as
- an
- apology."From
- where
- they
- sat
- in
- their
- pickup,
- they
- could
- see
- the
- agents
- carrying
- big
- boxes
- of
- donuts
- back
- to
- their
- SUVs.While
- his
- parents
- looked
- at
- him
- with
- raised
- eyebrows,
- the
- child
- only
- smiled...Excerpt:"It's
- been
- such
- a
- long
- time,
- Rosa.
- How
- are
- the
- rest
- of
- your
- kids?"
- Brigitte
- was
- busy
- getting
- dishes,
- mugs,
- cookies,
- coffee,
- and
- tea
- out
- for
- everyone,
- according
- to
- their
- preferences."They
- are
- all
- married
- and
- having
- our
- grandkids.
- Happy,
- healthy,
- and
- infrequent
- guests,
- which
- I
- love
- –
- of
- course.""Who
- doesn't?
- Especially
- grandmothers.
- Ours
- often
- just
- telepath
- in
- with
- full
- video,
- but
- that's
- never
- the
- same
- as
- holding
- someone
- in
- your
- arms."Rosa
- nodded
- in
- agreement.
- Josh
- and
- Joe
- smiled
- as
- they
- sipped
- their
- coffees.
- Augie
- nibbled
- at
- his
- cookie,
- taking
- this
- all
- in.Joe
- looked
- directly
- at
- Josh.
- "I
- trust
- everything
- is
- all
- right
- –
- weren't
- you
- going
- toward
- the
- Mounds?"Josh
- frowned.
- "Yes,
- we
- were
- –
- until
- we
- got
- stopped
- by
- some
- agents.""Agents?
- I
- thought
- there
- was
- an
- agreement?""We
- didn't
- have
- time
- to
- figure
- out
- who
- they
- were
- –
- they
- never
- got
- their
- badges
- out.
- Dark
- suits,
- black
- SUV's,
- reflective
- sun
- glasses.""Then
- they
- all
- left."
- Rosa
- added."Just
- left?"
- Brigitte
- wondered."To
- get
- donuts
- down
- the
- street.
- That
- was
- Augie's
- idea."Brigitte
- nodded
- to
- Joe,
- and
- got
- up
- to
- clear
- off
- the
- empty
- plates
- for
- later
- washing.
- "As
- much
- as
- I'd
- like
- to
- hear
- about
- all
- this,
- I'm
- sure
- I
- will
- later.
- Josh,
- Rosa,
- let
- me
- show
- you
- our
- summer
- wild
- flowers
- and
- you
- can
- fill
- me
- in
- on
- all
- your
- progress
- –
- as
- well
- as
- your
- grandchildren."The
- other
- three
- adults
- left
- Joe
- and
- Augie
- with
- the
- cookie
- plate,
- a
- coffee
- mug
- for
- Joe
- and
- iced
- tea
- for
- Augie."Brigitte
- thought
- you'd
- like
- to
- tell
- me
- yourself,
- without
- all
- the
- raised
- eyebrows,
- frowns,
- smiles,
- and
- whatnot."
- Joe
- explained.Augie
- smiled,
- and
- Joe
- saw
- some
- memories
- that
- the
- boy
- thought
- were
- funny,
- which
- made
- the
- two
- of
- them
- chuckle."OK,
- Augie,
- what's
- the
- reason
- you're
- here
- for?""Training."Scroll
- Up
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