“I was contacted, and so were the other guys.They told us the problems we were having weren’t our fault.They were yours.”
“And do you believe that?”
“They gave us a lot of convincing information.Those guys seem to know a lot about us and our situation, too.”Jerry offered.
“Maybe the people running this are the people you used to work for.That would explain how they knew so much about you.”Cally suggested.
Cally had a point, and it made a whole lot of sense.If the people running this organization were also businesspeople, they knew they had to put a lot of people out of work to make them desperate enough to take on a lost cause.Even if they were successful in the end, those working for them would either be killed or taken prisoner and not benefit from anything that they were doing.They might talk about how they cared about humans and how they wanted everyone to be successful, but they were lying, and they were only concerned about themselves.
Chapter 5
Racists
Cally had heard aboutthis group from Moe.They were tenacious and continued to attack until enough of their people were taken out that they could no longer find more.Alaska had been hard for them to find people to work with.It was not an easy place to live, with a lack of housing in the areas where Tyne operated.While they still occasionally had trouble, the attacks had slowed down greatly.Instead, they had moved on to other areas where they could cause trouble.It was hard to figure out exactly what they wanted.Now she could see how they got so many people and where the money came from.This was being financed by large businesses, and the people came from job cutbacks in those businesses, or at least some of them did.
They would get little else from Jerry because he had collapsed, and all he could do was cry.Anger would come later, but he couldn’t do anything to those who had done so much to him.If she had been in his position, she would have been fighting mad, too.It was possible that she could help him, and it depended on what his work record had looked like before they had started to mess with him.She knew people who had businesses that needed computer specialists and might hire him.
“You’re going to try to help him, aren’t you?”Carlos asked.
“I’ll try.Helping others makes the world a better place.”
“Only if those others deserve it.”
“You don't think he does?”Cally asked.
“I don't know.I'm going to watch and see.”
If only she could take the time to watch, see, and know for sure before she did anything.The problem was that it wouldn't work.She needed to try to help, then see if it worked.Cally had been human most of her life, and now she wasn't.She'd always known that there were humans who were terrible, evil even.Since she'd become paranormal, she could see that there were paranormals like that as well.That saying about all types being present and none missing hit home the more she saw in life.All she could do was test the water and see who made it and who didn’t.
This guy seemed okay but easily misled.She could put him on the right track, but there was no way of knowing if he would stay on it.All she could do was hope that he would.The council prison was not the right place for most of these guys.It needed to be changed, or no one would ever be redeemed there.She would give it a try for better or worse.
It was late when they turned in and early when they woke.Work needed to be done, and they could rest later.They got dressed and headed to the dining room to eat, then left for work.Their list was waiting for them.Cally was glad that the other teams had been left alone, and they were averaging four locations a day.She and Carlos were still in first place, averaging five.If they were left alone, they might manage six or more.Today was a good day, and they got six locations and were now headed home.Skipping lunch had become a habit, but a bad one.Her stomach rumbled, and she could hardly wait to eat.
Carlos’ phone rang as they sat at the dining room table.“It’s Tyne.”
“What’s happening now?”
