Near Future 1: Awakening Read Free

eyes scared Julie a little as he went on to the other SUV, but as their convoy started moving and she turned toward her mother, the look she saw there terrified her.
    "We don't have much time," her mom told her. "In a few moments, we are going to come under attack by those terrible men that work for the Organization. I have seen some of what is about to happen. Our vehicle will be the one they hit in the attack. I will do everything I can to protect you. I have also seen that you will have an unusual road to recovery that will take you over two years. When you come back, you will be better than ever and you will do great things." She pulled Julie into a tight hug and whispered in her ear, "I love you my darling daughter."
    Julie at first could not believe what her mother was telling her. She didn't know what to say in answer. But she knew her mother sometimes had visions of future events, and whenever her mother said she saw something would happen, what she told them always seemed to come true.
    About that time, the caravan was forced to reroute because of an overturned truck on the highway. As they made the turn off of the highway, suddenly several vehicles blocked the roadway and began to attack the convoy with automatic weapons. Sam and Ted were terrified and Sam doubly so, as his family was right there in the middle of the attack. All of their vehicles were bulletproof, so that the attack was initially ineffective, but by this time Julie was certain that what her mother had told her was true.  
    Julie's mom was still holding her tightly, and Julie turned her frightened eyes to look at her. "Oh, Mom. Are you sure this must be?"
    Julie's mom just nodded and held her even tighter. She looked sad but not frightened. And she had a serenity about her. That helped Julie and she clung to her mother with tears in her eyes.
    The security chief for the convoy had quickly gotten on the radio, calling for reinforcements and telling the helicopters to return at their top speed. Just as the reinforcements were arriving and the helicopters were nearly back, one of the terrorists fired a missile from a handheld launcher. The missile struck the family vehicle with Julie and her mother inside, lifting the vehicle into the air, causing it to smash into the side of a nearby building. Their goal accomplished, the terrorists abandoned their attack, fleeing into the night.
    Julie felt the vehicle being lifted into the air and grabbed her violin case, holding it tightly. Just before they hit the building, her mother threw herself over the top of her and Julie felt her love once more.
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    Both occupants and the driver were rushed to the hospital. Ted and Sam were driven there in the command vehicle, both in total shock at what had happened. Sam was terrified for his wife and daughter. He had seen their vehicle, and he suspected the worst. They waited anxiously in the hospital emergency room until the doctor finally came out to see them.
    "I'm sorry," he told them, turning to address Sam directly. "We have been unable to revive your wife. Her injuries were just too serious. Best we can figure, she threw her body over your daughter, protecting her from the worst of the injuries. She undoubtedly saved her life, at least for the moment. However, your daughter received severe head injuries, and she is in a deep coma. We don't know if she will ever wake up, although we do still see signs of brain activity, so we are holding out hope. We will keep a close watch on her, but right now there's not much else we can do."
    Sam had gone very pale and his eyes were full of tears as the doctor related everything to him. Ted tried to comfort him and Sam was very grateful for his presence. But Sam knew that because of his brother's medical degree, he would have the knowledge to understand about Julie's injuries, so he told him, "Go with him and look at everything he has on Julie. You'll be able to understand it, and then you can come back and explain it to