The Other Earth Read Online Free Page B
Author: Amber LaShell
they don't have any pollution, their ozone layer is completely intact."
I looked over at him, "How is this even possible?" I asked him.
He shook he head, "I really don't know, but this is the biggest discovery in the history of the world."
I put my hands over my mouth in shock as I turned to look at the pictures again, all plans of doing any other work forgotten.
Chapter Three
"Randi!" I heard through my sleep haze. I rolled over and put my pillow over my head, hoping that I was just dreaming that someone was yelling my name.
"Randi, wake up!" I heard, finally realizing that it was Stacey's voice I was hearing.
I moaned, "What?" I asked; my throat hoarse.
"Get the hell up, we need to talk!" she yelled, pulling my pillow away from my eyes, making me squint as the burning light blinded me.
"What the hell Stace" I croaked at her, trying to pull my other pillow over my head.
"I'm se rious, we really need to talk about something" she said, her voice taking on a tone that made me finally wake up and take notice of her.
I sat up in bed, patting the mattress next to me. She sat down, "What's going on Stacey?" I asked her.
"I have a bad feeling about this new planet they found" she finally said, looking down at her nails. She always looked down at her nails when she was nervous about something.
"What are you so nervous about?" I asked her, putting my hands over hers so that she would stop f iddling with them.
She sighed, "Sometimes I wish you didn't know me so well. You see after I went to bed I had a bad dream about this new planet. They decided to send people there and you went, but you never came back" She said quietly.
"Stacey, I really don't think you have anything to worry about. They haven't even decided if they are going to send anyone out there. Besides that I am the low man on the totem pole, I doubt I would have any chance in hell to get picked to go" I told her, pulling her hand into mine and putting it against my chest.
"You are always in my heart Stacey. You are my best friend; I would always come back to you. I love you."
She smiled, "I love you too, but I really have a bad feeling about this."
I sighed, "Look, today is Saturday , and although there is a ton going on at work right now, I don't have to go in. Why don't we go shopping or out to lunch together or something" I told her, hoping to get her mind off of something that might never happen.
"Can we go to the mall and shop? Y ou never want to go with me" she pleaded, knowing that I would say yes to make her feel better.
"You are one sneaky little bitch do you know that?" I said, throwing my extra pillow at her.
***
"Are you going to try on clothes with me?" Stacey asked me, looking over at the kiosk.
I looked down at my black slack and white button up shirt, the same thing I wore most every day, since I usually stopped in to work, even on my weekends.
I nodded, "Okay I will try on clothes with you on one condition. I pick the clothes that you try on and you pick the clothes that I try on." I wanted her to make me try things on that I normally would not wear, and I would love to get her into something more conservative.
She winked and turned toward the kiosk, "You have a deal" she said as she slid inside of the kiosk and closed the curtain.
I smiled and went into the next kiosk, sitting down and sliding my driver's license into the slot. The screen came up asking me if I wanted to pick clothes for myself or for a friend. I touched the screen under friend and started to slide through the virtual rack of clothes.
Stacey's head suddenly popped inside of my kiosk, "How many outfits are we trying on?" she asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders, "I don't know, how about ten outfits, is that enough for you?" I asked her.
She nodded, "Okay, that will do for now, but you had better hurry your sweet little ass up, I almost have ten already!" she yelled as she disappeared and closed
I looked over at him, "How is this even possible?" I asked him.
He shook he head, "I really don't know, but this is the biggest discovery in the history of the world."
I put my hands over my mouth in shock as I turned to look at the pictures again, all plans of doing any other work forgotten.
Chapter Three
"Randi!" I heard through my sleep haze. I rolled over and put my pillow over my head, hoping that I was just dreaming that someone was yelling my name.
"Randi, wake up!" I heard, finally realizing that it was Stacey's voice I was hearing.
I moaned, "What?" I asked; my throat hoarse.
"Get the hell up, we need to talk!" she yelled, pulling my pillow away from my eyes, making me squint as the burning light blinded me.
"What the hell Stace" I croaked at her, trying to pull my other pillow over my head.
"I'm se rious, we really need to talk about something" she said, her voice taking on a tone that made me finally wake up and take notice of her.
I sat up in bed, patting the mattress next to me. She sat down, "What's going on Stacey?" I asked her.
"I have a bad feeling about this new planet they found" she finally said, looking down at her nails. She always looked down at her nails when she was nervous about something.
"What are you so nervous about?" I asked her, putting my hands over hers so that she would stop f iddling with them.
She sighed, "Sometimes I wish you didn't know me so well. You see after I went to bed I had a bad dream about this new planet. They decided to send people there and you went, but you never came back" She said quietly.
"Stacey, I really don't think you have anything to worry about. They haven't even decided if they are going to send anyone out there. Besides that I am the low man on the totem pole, I doubt I would have any chance in hell to get picked to go" I told her, pulling her hand into mine and putting it against my chest.
"You are always in my heart Stacey. You are my best friend; I would always come back to you. I love you."
She smiled, "I love you too, but I really have a bad feeling about this."
I sighed, "Look, today is Saturday , and although there is a ton going on at work right now, I don't have to go in. Why don't we go shopping or out to lunch together or something" I told her, hoping to get her mind off of something that might never happen.
"Can we go to the mall and shop? Y ou never want to go with me" she pleaded, knowing that I would say yes to make her feel better.
"You are one sneaky little bitch do you know that?" I said, throwing my extra pillow at her.
***
"Are you going to try on clothes with me?" Stacey asked me, looking over at the kiosk.
I looked down at my black slack and white button up shirt, the same thing I wore most every day, since I usually stopped in to work, even on my weekends.
I nodded, "Okay I will try on clothes with you on one condition. I pick the clothes that you try on and you pick the clothes that I try on." I wanted her to make me try things on that I normally would not wear, and I would love to get her into something more conservative.
She winked and turned toward the kiosk, "You have a deal" she said as she slid inside of the kiosk and closed the curtain.
I smiled and went into the next kiosk, sitting down and sliding my driver's license into the slot. The screen came up asking me if I wanted to pick clothes for myself or for a friend. I touched the screen under friend and started to slide through the virtual rack of clothes.
Stacey's head suddenly popped inside of my kiosk, "How many outfits are we trying on?" she asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders, "I don't know, how about ten outfits, is that enough for you?" I asked her.
She nodded, "Okay, that will do for now, but you had better hurry your sweet little ass up, I almost have ten already!" she yelled as she disappeared and closed
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