TWO MORE DAYS
Sahra didn’t know why they were sending rats through blowed-up tunnels, but she reasoned she’d at least get good pickings. Even mass credit would be good. Lots of loose bits.
They had her going real close to ore processing, and strapped some other stuff to her head.
“…ore should be cool enough to approach,” said one supervisor.
“I almost feel sorry for these dumb animals.” said another.
“Do you want to waste sensors seeing if this mess is radioactive? The animals are replaceable. We can always breed more. And the ones going really close aren’t that useful, anyway.”
Wait. What?
They pushed her on and ordered her in.
What did they mean, not that useful? Sahra felt her cheeks heat up again. How could she have a chance to be useful if nobody let her try?
Coming to Smashwords October 29
