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TITLE: Hole in the World | Previous Challenge Entry
By Don Buschert
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Kain placed his palm against the mirror's surface. He felt nothing. A grin spread over his face as he pushed his hand through the mirror, watching it disappear. He loved this moment. Closing his eyes, he walked through the mirror.
Now he was on another world. It didn’t matter where. Just being away from the station was a bonus.
A flat, green plain stretched out in all directions, as far as one could see. Much of the meadow was covered with short, carpet-like grasses. The sky above was always white. He had never seen blue sky here, so maybe this was not Earth.
In the white sky, high above, a great yellow orb sat; somewhat obscured by the whiteness of the sky. There was plenty of daylight, without the bright glare of the sun he remembered from Earth. To his left, about two kilometers away, lay a forest.
Kain spun around, slapping his palm on the control, closing the door. He cleverly added a lock code into the small console. He had to believe the door was locked from the station side. Doc and Thea couldn't follow him. He hoped.
This was his sanctuary, a secret place free from concern, worry or anxiety. A place far, far away from the insanity on the station. Right now, Kain liked the fact he didn’t know where this was.
With his back to the portal, the orb-like sun rose to his right and set to his left, every twelve hours. So a day here was twenty-four hours, just like Earth. In Kain's mind, he made the rising and setting locations east and west, so south was the direction back to the portal. He walked around the portal. it was a small metallic shack, about three metres wide, long and tall. It was the only structure around.
He wanted to explore this world. From what he'd been observing, there was no wind or rain. Rather, each morning before sunrise, a heavy dew appeared on the ground, soaking everything. He left pans out all night once, and was astonished discovering them filled with fifty millimeters of water!
Last week he fashioned a hoe in the station’s foundry and worked up the soil to plant a row of soybeans. The meadow grass grew over the soil like a crawling vine, which he easily removed. As he dug with the hoe, he was surprised how effortless the rich, black soil turned over. It had that earthy, musty smell. Prime farmland. There was no shortage of bugs and earthworms crawling around in it too. Nothing alien looking either.
Kain breathed in the warm, fresh, slightly humid air. Daytime temperatures rose to thirty degrees, and cooled slowly at night. Just before dawn, the air temperature would be around eighteen degrees. A very mild, moderate climate. Perfect for human life.
Kain walked over to the row he planted and bent down. Small shoots of green were pushing through the soil. Very encouraging. Food could be grown here.
What if he built a shelter? He could live here, under the big white sky instead of holed up in the station. But first, he would need a full day to scout out the forest. He could bring a laser cutter, and try making lumber. The possibilities excited him.
Burning anxiety still remained. Why was he here? Doc and Thea were unable to give clear answers. His past memories of who he was, his family, and the people in his life were erased. Doc wasn't able to restore them – so he says. Kain now had strong reservations about trusting Doc. Something was going down.
And yet this place, this world, wherever he was, is special. It could end. What if he got trapped here? Were there others here? He would have to explore to find out. He would have to spend less time in the station, and more time out here. What if he got locked out?
And why did he have this Bible? He'd been reading it and was intrigued by this Fatherly God who had a special people for himself and went to great lengths to redeem them. Did this book hold clues for him? Was this God real? Was anything real?
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Continuing the momentum, you've drawn us along with you, though the word limit has interfered with all we would have liked to travel further with you.
While I and other FW members appreciate the value of the bible, its mention looked a little tacked on, when it might have been better used as an introduction to a second chapter I think we'd all like to see sometime soon.
You have a talent for capturing the imagination, and I look forward to reading more.