Dr. Carl O’Dey
“Have you looked around in here Pat?” he asked.
“Yes, and Ethan has already found the recreation room and the kitchen.” She answered smiling as the boy hugged her.
Jack moved to the board and entered 6588 into the keypad. As O’Dey explained, the cover slid back revealing a simple computer screen. Lights were scattering across the screen and finally settled in the pattern of a triangle, easy enough; but then there were several different colored lights, that pulsated out from the pattern.
Realizing that he had to repeat this pattern and right then, he struggled to remember the first ones he saw light up and where they were. He hit the wrong one. All the lights disappeared and he heard the three toned beep that Dr. O’Dey had mentioned.
Kate turned to Ethan who had been chasing Angel in a circle around them as they were trying to access the controls.
“Ethan, why don’t you take Angel, and show her where the rec room is that you found? She hasn’t had this much fun in a while and I’m sure you both could have much more fun in there.”
“Sure. Come on, Angel. They have a lot of games!” He said as he took her by the hand and led her to the corridor.
Kate turned to see if Jack had succeeded in his color chase or if they had to wait for three hours before they could try again. She saw that they would not have to wait.
“Good job.” She told him.
“You mean good job, Pat. I couldn’t try it again. Her hands move quicker than mine. I would have hit three or four at a time, I was so nervous. Now, to activate the time lock.”
Jack entered the code into the control board and the number 365 appeared at the top left hand of the screen and at the top right of the screen 8,759hrs.59m58s appeared. Time lock activated. So far, so good.
He opened his hand to look at the heart and he held it to his lips and kissed it. He prayed that this as the key, the slot was just that, a slot. It had no indicative shape to let him know that what he had was indeed the key. He looked at Kate and Pat as he dropped the key into the slot and heard a click and high pitched beep. The screen then displayed the message…
“ACTIVATE ALL LOCATIONS?”
The breath that he had been holding expelled as a heavy high, and he felt as if a ton of bricks had been lifted off of his chest.
They had the right key. He commenced to follow the remaining directions.
Ethan and Angel travelled down the corridor in search of the fun room that Ethan had found. He must’ve gotten turned around. The halls were confusing and there were many doors. Though there was light, they were dim and the shadows between the doors had a sinister look to Angel.
As they passed a set of double doors, Angel looked up and saw a picture of an eagle. She stopped to reach up to touch it and asked Ethan what it was.
“It’s an Eagle. It’s the presidential seal. That’s a big word, huh? Say it. Presidential, go ahead.”
Angel looked at him and watched his mouth as he said the word.
“Pres..identhal.” She said.
“NO, pre..si..den..ti..al. We gotta work on that for you. Anyway. It’s the presidential seal. I only know because my dad works for him.”
“But are vere people in vere?” Angel asked him.
“No, Angel, it’s THERE. I’ll teach you later. No, no one’s in there. I been here a long time,” (when in fact it had only been a day a and a half) “I’ll show you.”
Ethan grabbed the handles of the door and as Angel gasped, she stepped back in fear of what may come out of the doors.
They were locked. Ethan looked at her and shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, can’t get in so we can’t tell. Come on, I think I know where we’re at now.”
Ethan took Angel by the hand and led her further down the corridor. She glanced back at the double doors, and clutched her teddy even tighter.
Angel was right to be afraid. Jack had succeeded in setting the time lock and activating the chem-bombs, they would now be unable to flee.
And if the walls of the Presidential Wing had not been sound proofed, they would have been able to hear the moans of the dead within.
Watch for
The Last Days: Book IV
The Dead Live On
Other titles by Julie Cooper-Brown
The Last Day in the Life of Jillian
Kate’s Calling
Angel
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julie Cooper Brown has been married to her husband, Jeremy Brown for six years. They reside in Fort Myers, Florida.
Note from Author:
I want to say thank you, to the many friends, family members that I have given me support during the writing of this series. There is a place called Camp Washington Chili and also a place called Tank’s Bar and Grill. There is great food and even better times at both locations. I want to say thank you to them as well for letting me use their businesses as sites for my story. Thanks To All.
-Julie Cooper Brown
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