Chapter two

Coping

Lester was sat in his office waiting for the crash of the ARC doors to show that Danny was entering. It was great that he was enthusiastic about his work but why couldn't he be a bit quieter. He was surprised to find that there was no crash of the doors when Danny entered but a tired looking group of people who looked like they needed a good rest.

"You should all go home to rest." Lester ordered as he walked down the ramp. "How are you meant to work like that?" Lester didn't want to let on that he was actually worried about their state of health, he was a professional man not one to deal with emotions in the work place. But it really did dishearten him when he saw the group fall apart.

Abby, Sarah and Becker nodded in unison and left the building only seconds after entering it. Danny stayed behind. "It's been over a week now and there's been no sign of movement."

"There's still time. How is Abby coping?" Lester asked.

"Just. She seems just as lifeless as he does, but she's coping."
"Good. I need you to keep an eye on her. Make sure she goes home to rest."

"Yes sir." Danny said as he departed from the ARC to catch up with Abby.

"Not many people around and it doesn't seem that anything has come through." Sarah said as she inched towards the anomaly. It was the third anomaly that she had seen and it still amazed her. The shards of glass looking like they would cut you if you even tried to touch them. But how people and creatures could pass through them with ease totally bewildered her.

"Great news." Becker said as he took the gun from his back bringing it to the floor in front of him.

"When have anomalies ever been this easy? There has to be a catch!" Abby said.

"I guess we just sit and wait." Connor said plonking onto an upturned box.

"Aren't you going to lock it first Connor?" Sarah said turning to face him.

"Oh yeah. Becker go and get it out of the car!" Connor ordered Becker who turned to face him with an amused look on his face, placing a hand on his hip and staring at Connor who then finally got the message.

"Fine I'll get it then." He walked off muttering to himself about how unfair things were but was interrupted by scuttling in a passageway to his left. "God, I hope that's not rats, I can't stand them. Too curious to walk towards the car Connor started to walk down the passageway to investigate.