Apocalypse Chapter 16: People Can ChangeADAM WOKE IN darkness. Memories tumbled back from sleep’s shadows, and with them, fear. He was strapped down over his body and legs; only his arms were free. He tried to touch his temples, but his fingers brushed metal; he was wearing some kind of headset, as if ready to play Ultra-Reality.Why was I drugged? Adam scraped his tongue about his dry mouth; questions whirled through his mind. Where am I now? How long has it been? Where’s Zoe? The hiss and whirr of hard drives spoke of computers somewhere close by, and a faint light was stealing in from somewhere. He could just make out a clock on the wall.It was one thirty p.m. He’d been out for hours.Adam pawed at the fastenings of the strap around his midriff, but couldn’t loosen it. ‘Zoe?’ he hissed nervously. ‘Are you there?’A rough hand clamped down over his lips.Surprised, Adam tried to scream – then heard a familiar voice, low and hoarse in his ear. ‘Don’t. Please, Ad, stay quiet.’Adam couldn’t believe it.
