Julian James is a Grade C citizen in a world where the Archons, a reptilian race of aliens, control the planet. Most citizens are permitted one day off per week and it’s one such day that Julian meets Taal, a visitor on reconnaissance from another dimension.<br><br>This chance meeting fills Julian with feelings he’s never had before. He takes an instant liking to this handsome visitor and the attraction is mutual. He manages a few more meetings with Taal and the two men plot Julian’s escape to the beauty and freedom of Taal’s dimension.<br><br>But things rarely go to plan. Julian’s been smart, but has he been smart enough to outwit the all-seeing, all-powerful Archon overlords and their human puppets? There is no such thing as a small risk. Taal and Julian’s escape plan will either end in spectacular happiness or abysmal disaster. Many citizens wouldn’t even try it. But Julian isn’t just any citizen.

Another Dimension

He screwed up the paper he’d wrapped his sandwiches in, along with the paper bag which had contained his lunch, into a ball and deposited it in a nearby rubbish receptacle. When he returned, he made sure he sat a little further around where the cameras couldn’t see him.


“Where are you, Taal?” he asked under his breath.


He heard a noise beside him. His heart fluttered as he looked up, but it was no one he recognised.


The man looked surprised to find anyone else so far away from the Day Seven crowds.


“What are you doing here?” he asked in an accusing tone. “So close to the perimeter fence?”


“I like to look out at the forest. There’s nothing wrong with that, is there?”


The man eyed him a little longer before looking away. “No, there isn’t.”


“It’s just a restful view. A nice change of scenery.”


The man nodded. “I guess it is.” He stepped forward, glanced down at Julian and nodded again. “I’ll leave you to it, shall I?”


Chapter 14