16. Kayo– Sin
It's a sin, or so she's been told. But Kayo's not religious – and never has been. How could she be? 2060 or not, there's still a lot of evil in the world.
It's not that she likes doing it. Why would she? It's not a pleasant thing to do. Yet, she must. She doesn't go out of her way to do it. She doesn't seek to commit what some consider a heinous act. It's just that sometimes to keep the Tracy family safe, she has to do things that she doesn't want to do.
The body slips from her fingers like water, the man's neck lolling like a ragdoll's. Broken, of course. She has broken his neck.
She hadn't wanted to. But he hadn't been open to listening to her advice. She had no choice.
Looking down at his crumpled form, she shakes her head. Then, slowly, she bends down to pluck the data pad full of schematics from his cooling hands. The fingers are compliant now that he's dead.
It's a sin, or so she's been told. But Kayo's not religious – and never has been. But sometimes, it takes a little sin to get rid of a little evil.