Regression (46 page)

CHAPTER
TWENTY-FOUR

She remembered each lifetime, the
way I do too, until the most recent regression. Losing Adya in that
timeline reset her memories in the tenth. I always found some
trace, some

CHAPTER
TWENTY-FIVE

“
Adya, I think it’s
important to continue studying your anomaly. I want you to come to
Sanctum so I can collect samples regularly. I would like to speak
with Abraham and change

CHAPTER
TWENTY-SIX

“
Is Jennifer not
joining us?” Adya was disappointed at the absence of Abraham’s
assistant when they met at the airport. She had hoped to spend a
final few hours with her friend.

CHAPTER
TWENTY-SEVEN

The Northern Lights were
incredible tonight. Since impact, they have increased in intensity
but this was exceptional even by the new standards. With no one to
share such beauty the

CHAPTER
TWENTY-EIGHT

The stairs widened into a large
cave with vehicles constantly moving in and out of sight. The
transportation, reminiscent of golf carts, operated on hydrogen
fuel cells. Adya

CHAPTER
TWENTY-NINE

Peter knocked on Adya’s door at oh
nine hundred sharp to find she was ready to go. They continued
their tour of Sanctum at Node Two, viewing the layout of the main
residential

CHAPTER
THIRTY

My feelings for Adya are those of
a father for his favoured daughter. Through nine lifetimes, I have
watched her grow and develop, from spoiled and egocentric to
generous

CHAPTER
THIRTY-ONE

Adya arrived at Peter’s office on
PN3 prepared to provide her sample. He shifted in his seat at her
knock,

CHAPTER
THIRTY-TWO

Adya reported to Henri’s level the
next morning. They were almost eye to eye, Henri’s slight build
wiry but emanating an aura of energy and activity. He led her to
the elevators.

CHAPTER
THIRTY-THREE

I thought about sending more back.
An entire army to help her prepare. But the question arises…who to
choose? World leaders? Children? Activists? Everyone who dies
upon

CHAPTER
THIRTY-FOUR

Adya’s routine at the recreational
facilities included a combination of strength training,
cardiovascular development, and stretching. ‘Canada’s Physical
Activity Guidelines’ were

CHAPTER
THIRTY-FIVE

Daily sampling in Peter’s lab
offered Adya the opportunity to spend time with a positive note.
They often sat together at meals as well, Henri or Troy joining
them on occasion

CHAPTER
THIRTY-SIX

The first collision was
unexpected. Trajectories for the comet and the asteroid had been
plotted, neither deemed a threat. An error in the software
neglected to calculate the risk of

CHAPTER
THIRTY-SEVEN

Adya reported to the microbiology
lab at nine the next morning only to find Melik not
present.

CHAPTER
THIRTY-EIGHT

Melik took Adya aside after the
meeting. “I apologize for not being there when you arrived today to
begin orientation.”

CHAPTER
THIRTY-NINE

The silence is hard to bear. Most
especially, I miss the sounds of children. In my first lifetime I
of course did not treasure such commonplace commotion, but now I
would listen to

CHAPTER
FORTY

Adya wanted to get one last
workout before her departure, using the sauna facilities for the
first and last time—she did not want to risk damage to the babies.
The sauna was an infrared

CHAPTER
FORTY-ONE

“
I heard you were
back. Good to see you Adya.” Jennifer embraced her in the elevator.
“What did you do with your eyes? Contacts?”

CHAPTER
FORTY-TWO

Enough maudlin meanderings. Back
to the science. To perform the regression, I work with infinions.
These charged particles cross the dimensions, tying each timeline
into the physical

CHAPTER
FORTY-THREE

Adya, Abraham, Norton, and four
staff from the Three Eleven legal department waited in the city
airport, at the mercy of an early winter storm. Adya excused
herself to use the rest

CHAPTER
FORTY-FOUR

A sober group of individuals
attended the emergency meeting in the Three Eleven boardroom two
days after the accident. Animosity radiated from some of the
executive,

CHAPTER
FORTY-FIVE

The body must die to free the soul
for the regression. And, in the next timeline, the body must
sustain a serious head injury to accommodate the new soul’s
arrival. That is the price

CHAPTER
FORTY-SIX

Adya hid in the sick room on the
executive level while Babak made the devastating announcement to
the assembled Three Eleven staff. Her stomach roiled with upset
at

CHAPTER
FORTY-SEVEN

Dawn Ingram’s first introduction
to the executive took place that afternoon. The men exchanged
startled glances at the alterations. Strategic placement of makeup
changed the

CHAPTER
FORTY-EIGHT

Hope was born in the Brighton
General Hospital. Ironically, that is always where I awaken after
regression. Even more incredible is the fact my arrival is within
hours of her original

CHAPTER
FORTY-NINE

Returning to the box unsettled
Adya but she managed to tolerate the unloading at Toronto Pearson
International Airport. The Three Eleven Prerogative ensured no
inspection was

CHAPTER
FIFTY

As they approached the doors of
the tower, Adya was again struck by the beauty of the building.
Thoughts had already formulated regarding construction of a new
building to

CHAPTER
FIFTY-ONE

The ninety-ninth anniversary of
Adya’s death. It seems ironic to mourn the loss of a woman I not
only have never met, but whom I know will live again through my
actions. As will I. The

CHAPTER
FIFTY-TWO

Adya faced the assemblage,
grasping either side of the podium. Flanking her in both directions
were all the members of the executive, present to offer their
support and

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