Chapter Ten
Damien woke suddenly, his heart racing. He switched on the bunk light. His arms were glossy with sweat. It was the same dream again. He was in a bedroom, in a house—his house—and the Fifth Column had come for him. He was frozen, paralyzed where he lay. They walked into his bedroom, surrounding him. Jay was among them. He raised his pistol and shot Damien.
Damien climbed out of his bunk. Jay was in the bunk above, snoring. Damien made his way to the head and splashed water on his face. He was completely awake now, so he shrugged on his overalls and decided to go for a walk.
He found Benito alone in the infirmary, hunched over a Toughbook laptop.
‘What’s going on?’ he said.
Benito jumped out of his chair. ‘Good God, man. Give me some warning before you do that … ninja operat
