The Colony GENESIS 2014.01.24 27 Ken thought they were going to end up back in the office of Brooke Gale, CPA, but before he’d taken more than a few steps Dorcas grabbed him and propelled him sideways. He thought she had gone crazy; was going to ram him into one of the cars whose alarms was screeching away. But at the last second she swung him and instead he found himself shoved through the open door of the passenger side. A moment later, Dorcas was slinging herself in after him, jabbing at him with her elbows and screaming, “Get over, get over!” He heard something clang. Her monster-sized lug wrench. He wondered why she had dropped it, then realized she’d done so to make room, to make it easier to close the car door. As soon as Dorcas had clearance, she slammed the door shut. Ken heard a meaty thud as it closed and Dorcas grunted. She must have closed it against her foot or hip. She didn’t seem to care, though. Nor did she appear to mind the loss of her formidable weapon. She just hunkered down in her seat and motioned for Ken to do the same. Ken was still half-straddling the gear selector, so he lurched over until he was fully in the driver’s seat, then he slunk down as well. The car alarm was deafening inside the vehicle. Even so, he thought he could hear a strange sound. A low, vibrating drone. “What is that?”
