A Collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Stories - Special ...

“How could you say no to this cute face?” He reached up above his head,
stretching his toes to their limit as he patted the underside of the beagle’s chin.
“What’s his name?”
“Her name is Shelly. If you’re going to help me, you better make a decision
now.” George was looking frantically at the door as he talked, and Shelly’s ears were
perked as if she were listening to something outside of the room. “Look, I’ve got just
about a ten minute window to get Shelly out of this room and the building without being
noticed. Come with me or not.”
5.
They got out using the public teletube. If Jeff had known George was going to
make such an obvious escape, he would have declined and asked for directions back to
the prototype testing room.
Their hiding place was an old abandoned tech building three states away. George
seemed to have the whole thing planned out, because there was already food, water, and
other supplies when they arrived. Although Jeff was pleased that they had these
“accommodations”, he was beginning to regret the split second decision he had made.
George assured him that he had a plan, but Jeff wasn’t convinced that it had been thought
out past this “hide out”.
6.
“Can I at least call my mother? We’ve been gone for nearly two days now. She’s
probably lost her mind, thinking I got killed during my dangerous prototype test.”
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