Chapter 295: Resistance

"This is your bag, you packed it for the visit." There was no accusation, he merely stated the facts.

"Yes, but please believe me, I don't know how that got there." She rubbed her aching head. Sandra had been in the staff room and acted strange. She and Rachel were the only two that had access to her bag. Rachel was her friend, she'd never do this to her. They'd been friends long before the aliens came.

He pried off the lid of the box and then moved in a blur, she heard a dull sound as if he'd thrown the box inside something metal and then a dull explosion she could feel reverberate through the floor boards.

"I will find the human responsible for this."

She sagged and almost sobbed. "You believe me. You don't think I'm the one who put it there so the resistance could shoot us down."

"You are a brave human, but not a stupid one. I do not think you would allow yourself to be shot down, or for me to find the device so easily."