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"Sounds suspicious," Gerard said "We’ve had others like you coun, then relaxed

Michael wondered why they were so distrustful Had Kaine’s people been by? He held up his hands "I seriously have no idea what you’re talking about"

Neither of them responded

"Look, can I please just talk to Sarah? You can ai at uns strapped to my chest or knives in hter’s That’s it"

"We’ll see about all that, noon’t we?" Gerard responded But at least he sat back, settling himself in As he repositioned hier pointed at Michael

Nancy sighed and smoothed the wrinkles out of her pants "Very well We’ll see what Sarah has to say when she co chances after …" Her voice drifted off and she lowered her eyes to the floor

Kaine, Michael thought, sure of it now Kaine’s done so to death on the Path No wonder they had doubts

"I need sorumbled He clicked a button on a nearby remote and a HoloProj lit up the far wall There was aabout the weather

It was looking to be a lovely evening outside

"Oh, please," Gerard hed It was about the tenth time the man had complained under his breath in the last hour Evidently his favorite thing to do in life was to watch the NewsBops and disagree with every word The confusing part was that he see debated To hi Distrust filled the man top to bottom

A beep caes, then a door sla shut Michael stood up before he even realized what he was doing

"Sit down!" Gerard yelled at him

Nancy was a little more civil "Please We have to be careful If you are who you say you are, then we’ll all know soon, won’t we?"

Michael nodded at her, slowly taking a seat as he did so Footsteps were already heading toward the flutter in his stoht Sarah He was about to see Sarah

She walked into the roo from her EarCuff as she switched off her NetScreen Michael’s breath caught because she was everything he’d expected and yet nothing he’d expected She h that it was like discovering her all over again

She was really tall, for one thing--maybe she had a co shorter She had blond hair just past her ears She was cute but not beautiful Except for her eyes Her eyes were beautiful, as cheesy as the thought reen like her Aura’s, but ihter, almost unnaturally so She had just opened herto her parents, but she stopped before a word ca in a chair, probably looking slack-jawed and stupid And her dad with a gun