Coastal WatersSciFi Flash Fiction

Aloha writers of the Coast,

            CoastalSciFi from "The Outpost"    Enjoy play on!

The Arrival

     He notices she hasn't changed much.  Except she looks more like a woman.  Here was a woman, head of a large division at Systems Intac. Cooper wants to shake her hand, but he can't resist his feelings.They had been fond of each other for too long back in school.And there were too many details they knew about each other.  Before he could decide, she gave him a hug.  

     "You look wonderful," Cooper says with a smile.  

     "And you haven't changed a bit, Dr. Cooper."

     "Well, you know genetics. Holds the secrets of life.."

Elizabeth's bags were still in the boat. Everything she had brought for a two to three day stay at Outpost.  "I've brought you a gift from Paris.  Some red wine.  I hope it's okay in the boat"

     "No burglars here," Cooper smiled.

     "I mean the sun, silly."

The Outpost Station is open air. The white sand against the lime-green ocean could have put this place on the cover of any travel magnetizine.  She smiles at Cooper as she walks with him in the morning sun.  

     "How long have you been on the island?" she asks.  

     "I'm still in my first year."

     "This is an absolute spectacular view," she said, looking directly into his eyes.

     "I like it."

     Cooper opens the door to the bunker, the side overlooking the valley. Carter is already in the lab admiring the new data. "I hope our success here hasn't gone unnoticed by the man upstairs."

     "God?"

     "No, our boss, the network" said Carter.

     Cooper keeps walking straight. He often watches the changes in weather patterns in the rain forest from here. "The rains come and goe at the drop of a hat out there," he thought.  He could see the whole valley from here.  Sometimes he would just sit there and watch the rain fall in the jungle. Even with all his experience, Cooper had never really enjoyed the view from the top.