Chapter 4

Good thing the Company doesn’t change the set up on any of the buildings. He stepped inside. It’s almost like coming home

He froze as a thought hit him. Home.

Where the hell is that anymore? I’ve been from one side of this fucking solar system to the other and I have no idea where the fuck I belong

Brian brought himself up straight.

No. Stop. I won’t go there

He punched the button on the wall next to the inner door and the outer one closed behind him. A dim light came on and, with the loud hissing noise, air pressurized the small space.

“Please do not remove your helmet or space suit,” a disembodied voice said from somewhere inside. “Pressure and temperature are not yet at standard levels.” The door in front of him slid back, like the outside panel, revealing a second, similar chamber. Brian stepped forward and the process repeated. A third portal opened.