MINE

Chapter Seventy

Nathan bought the alien story Colonel Ford told like peanut butter jelly. The only person who questioned it was Becky. It was ironic to know the young man was killed for 'having ties with alien forces'. Nathan felt sick to his stomach.

"I need to find a way to contact Brooke. If the Colonel is launching attacks on the Earth, it means there has to be some communication channel with it. If Brooke is alive, I need to reach her. She needs to know I'm okay and that I'm coming to get her."

Nathan could no longer control his emotions. He let it out in a stream of tears. All this time he was hurting from losing her. He imagined how she must have felt knowing he was gone forever. Was she still hurting? Had she moved on?

The more these questions floated around in his head, the more he felt the sense of urgency. Whatever actions he needed to take, he needed to take them as fast as possible.

Nurse Reese walked towards him and wrapped her hands around him.

"It's going to be okay." She consoled him.

"This is all messed up. I can't stay here. I need to warn the government somehow. I need to get back to Brooke. How the hell do I get out of here unnoticed?"

"By planning carefully and discretely. You can't afford to be caught, neither do you need anyone sabotaging your plans. I will suggest you keep everything you know away from Borgina while we work on a plan to get you back to Earth. Like you said, we have to find a way to establish communication with your government. Someone needs to know what's coming." Nurse Reese replied.

It sounded like a good plan. Even though he knew it would require a lot of work and careful planning, it gave him some comfort to know there was hope.

Two hours later, the comm line buzzed in Nurse Reese's apartment. She activated the screen and speakers before sitting back down.

"What's his location?" The voice at the other end asked.

"Back at his apartment." Nurse Reese replied.

"Does he suspect anything?" The voice asked again.

"No, Colonel." Nurse Reese smiled at the screen.

Colonel Ford seemed pleased with her report.

"Good. Let's proceed with the next step."

"I'd get right on it, sir." She replied.

FIRST END OF BOOK ONE.

** Hey guys, we are at the end of the first book in the MINE series. I thought of two possible ways of ending this and decided to go with this one. I went ahead to write the other ending anyway, so if you want to read an alternate ending to this part of the story, go ahead and read the next part. If you like this ending, then you can stop right here. :D

Let me guess, you believed Nurse Reese was the good one, didn't you? Let me know what you think in the comments section and don't forget to vote if you believe this chapter deserves it. **