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"Wait Dr Turner was there, too?" Michael looked froain "Maybe you should start fro the crowd of freaky rips

"So noe have a device that we don’t knohat to do with, and we still don’t have any leads on how to find Jack," I said

"Obviously, we have to go back to talk to Dr Turner" E for a way to open it "We’re taking this with us First thing in the et answers"

Chapter 26

Early the next , Em and I hurried across Bennett’s ca to plop it down on his desk and say, ‘Hey, my best friend stole this from the same office where you were seen with the head of Chronos What’s that all about? And also, do you kno to open it?’"

Eht now But when I see him, I’m sure I will"

We didn’t even have to go all the way to Dr Turner’s office

He was in front of the science building, holding his briefcase A pink carnation was in the buttonhole of his vest

"Dr Turner," Emerson called out

When he heard his na How can I help you?"

He seemed a little formal after our encounter yesterday I stepped close to hi no one around would hear us It was around nine, and people were rushing to classes all around us "I took your advice and checked out the sights The Pyras I wanted to talk to you about"

I expected shock, at the very least, surprise But not confusion

"I’e of his bow tie

"Yes," I answered, "in your office, yesterday …"

He had no idea what I was talking about

"Dr Turner, it’shi"

He leaned over to get a better look at her face "Yesterdayyour office hours" She looked around before saying in a low voice, "We talked to you about Chronos"

Distress coated his words "I don’t … I wouldn’t … oh, hold on,each of his pockets before finally finding his cell "Hello?"

He glanced at Em and me as he listened to the caller on the other end, his fear more pronounced by the second

Eood about this"

"You shouldn’t"

"Could he be senile, have Alzhei? Or does this one" I nodded "It has to be Jack"

"But he disappeared off thethe obvious truth "Lily’s been checking every hour"

"More like every half hour"

"Then how could Jack have gotten here?"

"He could be hiding in veils If he stays inside the able to track the pocket watch He would exist outside space and time"

"Or he could be stuck That could explain why the rips just keep getting worse More screwing around with the continuum equals more consequences" Eh already"

"Actually, I don’t think Jack’s stuck He paid the professor a visit, which would be impossible if he were stuck"