LINKAGE

CHAPTER 13: CONFLICTING PROPOSALS

The next morning came by like a supersonic airplane crossing the country for one hour straight. The trio slept peacefully during the night, waking up next no 10 in the morning to continue their research while the Francisk collection was still rented under Lola's name. So when they got up, Lola went out to get them something to eat quickly, so they could read quickly and go home as fast as they could. Isaac couldn't stand another day in that place and then another day of driving back to the bunker.

Gavin, on the other hand, felt very indifferent. He didn't have where else to go or something else to do, so he just went with the flow. Lola was just as hurried as Isaac because she wanted to go home and prepare for the party later the next day. Well, each one of them had their personal priorities.

Hiding Isaac and Gavin would be more difficult now. The mornings inside the institute seemed to be the busiest time during the day. They could hear a lot of voices from inside the bedroom already, indicating that a lot of people were circulating around there. From the windows in the bedroom, they could see some people walking around the building area or next to the woods.

"This is stupid." Gavin said in pure honesty after listening to Isaac's proposal.

"I agree. It's like going out with black sunglasses and a headpiece expecting to be unrecognizable." Lola added.

Out of patience, Isaac said harshly. "Do you have other suggestions? If you do not, shut the fuck up." He made a dramatic pause waiting for an answer. "Good, let's go then. Gavin, remember, if you see a camera, do not look at or near it. The smart lenses are capable of reading your face and getting your entire bio and civilian information."

"He's overreacting, it doesn't work like that." Lola said. "But it does recognize you precisely, so still we need to be careful."

"Let's just mix within the crowd if we have a chance." Gavin said before getting up and walking out of the room. This was the first time he was feeling impatient towards Lola and Isaac. He thought they were complexing something much easier than that.

Both went running after Gavin, who walked quickly, making the same path they did yesterday. The parking lot now had many vehicles, so Gavin took advantage of that to lower his head next to the vehicles so the cameras wouldn't catch him on his profile sides. He took the stairs later, getting to a hallway next, and at the end of it, was the room they wanted to get into. There were a lot of people passing by, so Gavin noticed it was not going to be as easy as he thought. While looking for solutions quickly, he found a glassy device on top of a table next to him. He grabbed it quickly and pretended he was busy with it so he could walk with his head down faking such a calm state.

The device was showing a sample of DNA mapping of something that he didn't acknowledge at all and he kept rolling the screen pretending he understood what he was reading. When he reached the door room, he left the device on the floor. He looked behind and saw Lola and Isaac arriving too, but Isaac seemed furious, like an atomic bomb ready to blow when touched the floor.

Gavin put the password on and the door was unlocked. An electronic voice said '10 hours remaining', leading to the time left they had before the rent expired. The room was the same as it was before leaving last night, the only different thing now was a man with hot steam coming out of his ears.Isaac came in first, and Lola locked the door after. "Are you OUT of your fucking mind?" He grabbed Gavin's arm in pure rage, bringing him closer. Gavin did not express a single emotion towards this act, he just looked down slowly at the hand who had his arm under a strong grip. "What are you doing?" Gavin released his arm out of Isaac's hold.

"Never mind." Isaac said. He went to the computer desk again. "Let's just finish this."

"You were complicating things way too much." Gavin explained, getting back to his white book.