Shadow Killer

The silo is full of secrets. Deadly secrets. Bryson is an orphan, assigned to live in the silo's foster hall. He is small, bullied, and too old for adoption by anyone in a community obsessed with the chance to have a newborn child of their own. At seven years old, Bryson finds himself at a low place in a depressing world. That all changes when Mario, a mysterious man from IT, removes Bryson from class one morning. He offers Bryson a unique opportunity: to shadow for his job. The position comes with a place to live, training in specialized skills, and access to privileged areas of the silo. To shadow for this job, you have to start young. Over the next ten years, Bryson discovers dark truths about the origin and maintenance of the silo. Blasphemous things that no one knows, suspects, or would dare say out loud for fear of being sent out to clean. Or worse. This knowledge comes at a price. When the time comes, will Bryson be willing to pay? ****** This 23k word Silo Saga novella is set in the world of Hugh Howey's WOOL. It is not absolutely necessary to have read his books first, but you really should.