Regenesis (Book 1): Impact by Harrison Pierce Read Free Book Online Page B

try…”
    “Great,
talk to you later.”
    Nick
hung up and threw his phone on his desk. He turned to his radio and flipped to
the nearest rock station and turned it up to a point he knew wouldn’t get
Paul’s attention.
    His
cell phone vibrated loudly from his desk and he dutifully retrieved it. Nick
saw a text message left from his brother that contained an apology and a notice
that he wouldn’t be home until late. Nick merely sent back his acknowledgement
and his assurance that everything would be fine. Afterward he dropped it on the
floor and shut his eyes. All he tried to think of was the music he let wash
over him.
    ---*---
    7:40 PM
    Bothell, Washington
     
    Drake
walked down the staircase of his home and into the kitchen; all the while he
followed the scent of fresh pasta, bread, and vegetables. His father was on the
phone while he finished preparing their meal.
    “I
have to agree with you there, Jonathan, their demand is a bit too risky, it is
a big investment, and I know neither you nor I feel it would be worth the cost
anyway,” Tony spoke through his headset.
    As
his father finished up business, Drake found the pile of mail and flipped
through to see if anything interesting had come. All they ever received were
advertisements and the occasional letter from family or friends, as their
newspaper and magazine subscriptions all came through electronic readers. Their
bills came through his father’s email, all business related materials were at
his father’s office, and coupons for local grocery stores came through both of
their email addresses. The busiest times of the year for their mailbox were
elections and tax season.
    However
Drake did find a letter from his pen pal from South Korea. Drake befriended the
young man when he was in grade school as part of an assignment, though in the
end he was the only one of his classmates to strike up a lasting friendship
with his buddy. They only used physical mail because his
    He
immediately tore open the envelope and began to read the letter,
    Drake,
    Your
school hasn’t started has it? Well it is sort of nice not having to return to
school this year. I had an interesting week with Kyle just so you know. (I’ve
told you about Kyle before right? He’s an overbearing guy who literally has an
opinion about everything). But anyway, we were out at a club and Kyle’s going
off on how beneficial socialism could be (or something along those lines…I
wasn’t actually there for this part, I was getting drinks) and Kyle goes on
pissing about half a dozen political science majors in the bar. (He might have
insulted their choice of study too, since Kyle thinks a political science major
is absolutely useless…though he said the same thing about a formal education
from any university for that matter, so he might have been an ass about their
university now that I think about it). In any case, a brawl erupted, I had to
jump in, and one thing led to another and two of the guys are in the hospital,
one with a ruptured lung and a couple of broken ribs and I broke the other
guy’s arm at his elbow. Needless to say, Kyle and I are laying low for a bit,
and I don’t think I’m going clubbing with him anymore.
    But
in other news, thanks to Kyle I finally made myself a shiny new email address,
so you should let me know what yours is so we can put this outdated medium to
rest. Plus we’ll be able to write more frequently too.
    I’ve
gotta get going though, (Kyle’s about to start Firefly from the
beginning and I haven’t seen it in a long time) but I’ll send you an email as
soon as I hear back from you.
    I
hope the rest of your break is good too.
          ~Yong
    “Jonathan,
tell Kitayama that we’ll make our final decision later in September.” Tony
continued his discussion.
    Drake
took the letter and replaced it into the envelope and dashed back up to his
room. He set the letter on his desk and took out paper and pen and wrote back,
    Yong,
    I’m
a bit jealous that you’ve