Flaming In The Sky

There are Twenty-Two different Science Fiction short stories in this book. Maddie looked at Grandma Moses, with a smile on her face as she wiped away the bits of food on her face. Even though she's in her eighties, she has the mind of a child, something Maddie finds amazing.Everyone here in the dome was here as a result of their vulnerability to the Hoppengen virus that attacked the immune system of a lot of people suffering from several medical conditions. The government had come up with a way of protecting those vulnerable to this virus and that was what led to the birth of The Domes.Anyone suffering from one sort of disability or medical condition was sent here where the AI robots in charge of the domes would take care of them and protect them from the Hoppengen Virus. Since those outside the dome still carries a strain of the virus that poses no threat to them but can lead to the death of those inside the dome, using human personnel is not an option the government is not willing to take.Maddie, like everyone here, also suffers from a medical condition though hers isn't as severe as some. Suffering from cerebral palsy was the reason why she was here in the dome though, unlike most people who suffer from cerebral palsy, she can walk and run without the help of aids though she had a limp in her right leg. Many times, she can pass off as a normal person as she doesn't have any speech impairment that could point to the fact that she's suffering from cerebral palsy."Grandma Moses," Maddie said as she leaned closer towards her. "Did you meet Jack before he left the dome?"The AI robots treated them well but over the past few weeks, Maddie noticed that a few inhabitants of the dome were disappearing. One minute they were here and the next they were off to another dome, like the AI robot informed them. At first, Maddie paid no attention to it until her best friend, Angela had been moved to another dome.Angela and Maddie were close friends and there was no reason for Angela to move to another dome without telling her. That was the first time Maddie started to suspect that something is wrong. Knowing she isn't that much of a genius, Maddie began to make her investigation trying to determine why those who were moved to another dome were moved."James told me he would paint a picture of me but he left without painting it," Grandma Moses said as she began to cry.Bringing out a handkerchief, Maddie wiped away her tears and she consoled her assuring her that James was probably working on her drawing at the moment."He is?"Maddie nodded and assured Grandma Moses that she will be getting the painting soon. Lying to her wasn't something Maddie wanted to do but if James was in another dome, then he would be working on Grandma Moses's painting. Six people were taken to another dome without explanation and Maddie is confident that none of them wanted to move. They all had reasons to remain here but they were taken and the only explanation the AI robots had given was that they wished to move to another dome. All these weren't adding up and Maddie knew that she needs to investigate it. There was no reason for her to suspect the AI robots of anything bad as they cared for everyone in the dome. They fed and attended to everyone here in the dome which shows clearly that they had no reason to harm them but Maddie has this feeling that something was wrong. She was mostly curious as to the reason why people were moved from this dome to another dome without explanation.