Bright Days – Ty Hutchinson

“There’s a beach not too far from here. Amala is from Sri Lanka, so we could be on that island she escaped from. No way we’re still in the United States.” “So much for hailing a cab back to the office.” We ate in silence for a moment. “Maybe Amala will show up for a meal,” Kang said a little later.

“They didn’t just take us and leave her behind, right? You think she’s alive?” I hadn’t let myself think that yet. “I don’t know.” “Maybe she’s with Kavi.” “Maybe.” I leaned back in my chair. “Look, we’re not in a good position here. No one knows we’ve been taken. No chance of backup on the way. Our FBI status means nothing here. As far as anyone else knows, we haven’t officially gone missing.” He nodded. “When I was sitting next to Becket earlier,” I went on, “all I could think was here’s the guy who could clear our names.

And there was nothing I could do to make that happen.” “Maybe if I beat him senseless,” Kang said. “That might kick-start things.” “Tempting,” I said. “But there’s one thing working in our favor. Most of the people here? They’re just employees collecting a paycheck. Do they live here, or are they free to come and go for their shifts? Lastly, I don’t see armed men everywhere, like there were in the Darkside.” “So, you’re saying there’s a way.” “I’m saying if we play our cards right, we can get out of here and bring Becket down in the process.

The key to that is information.” Kang wiped his mouth. “Have you talked to anyone else besides Becket? Staff? Patients?” “I haven’t, but the way out of here is to treat this like any investigation —gather information and form leads.” We exchanged a look. For the first time since waking up, I didn’t feel completely alone.

I had my partner, my best friend, the person who I could count on in any situation, sitting right across from me. The Bright Institute wouldn’t be so bright when we got done with it. 1kitap1.com/en No staff approached us while we ate. Becket didn’t return either. When our plates were empty and our stomachs full, we were left with a choice: return to our rooms or see how far the leash we were on actually stretched.

So far, it hadn’t tugged at all. We leaned into the roles we’d been given—patients here for treatment. Would the staff question us if we wandered? They hadn’t yet. Would the other patients? I doubted it. This might be a prison for Kang and me, but for everyone else, it was a clinic. Which meant it was time to mingle.

“You ever notice how the brightest places hide the darkest shit?” Becket said as he walked alongside a man wearing a lab coat. The two walked briskly down a whitewashed hallway that screamed clinical. Bright lights above shone down, giving shadows no chance to live. Every so often they would pass a closed, unmarked door.

No one else was in the area. “You would know. You spent the last, what, three years underground,” the lab coat guy said as he adjusted his glasses. “I wasn’t underground entirely. I had a life, you know.” “If that’s what you called a life, I worry about you, Bishop.” “I told you, I go by the name Denny Becket. Stop referring to my old name.” “I don’t get it. That assignment is over, no?” “Yeah, it is, but the name grew on me…

I’m actually thinking of keeping it.” “You’re shitting me?” “I shit you not.” “I never would have imagined in a million years…” “Why? What’s wrong with Denny Becket?” “Nothing, but you’re not really a deputy.” “I don’t need to be Deputy Becket. Just Becket is good enough. And to be honest, Bishop is an alias from another assignment, so really, I’m just a freaking chameleon.” “Really? I had no idea…” Becket stopped and turned to the lab coat guy. “Go on, spit it out. Your face has this look of disgust on it.”

“I’m not disgusted. It’s just, compared to Bishop, Becket seems so Midwestern. Too goody-two-shoes for someone like yourself.” Becket shrugged and continued walking. “Maybe I’m turning over a new leaf.” “Yeah right, and maybe hell is freezing over.” They made a turn down another hallway, where they faced more white walls and more tiled floors and more unmarked doors. “Surely you didn’t bring me all the way over here to discuss the merits of my name.” “I did not. We have good news. Everything looks great. Vitals are strong, given the situation.

Recovery is still day to day, but we’re bullish,” the lab coat guy said. “Are you absolutely sure? Last time you were bullish, things turned into a clusterfuck.” “Oh please, you’re not still bringing that up, are you? That was years ago. Technology has advanced. We’re light-years ahead of that.” “I just don’t want to be disappointed. I’ve got bosses and decisions that need to be made. We have big plans upon us.” “Oh, do we? Care to share?” “I can’t, but I can tell you it involves expansion.

But we need him—I need him. He’ll just make it easier. And I’m all about easy after what happened back in Hillside Estates.” “Yeah, that was a major screw-up, right? The entire place imploding, losing everyone.” “Tell me about it. But we always knew there was a chance it could collapse.” Becket looked over at the lab coat guy.

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