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He walks over and smiles at me “Is there a problem?”

“No” I shove the money back in the wallet and stuff it in my backpack What kind of place doesn’t take cash? And how aive us credit cards, probably because there was no guarantee they’d work in the future The way she looked at the money makes me wonder if the future has soirl stares at me and the man frowns I realize my question makes me look like a coerprint IDs with DNA scans,” she says slowly, like I’estures to a smooth, black surface on the counter “You place your hand here”

“Oh Right”

“Don’t mind her She just needs more coffee,” Adam says behind me, but they don’t look convinced

I place erprints and DNAMaybe that’s how Adaed for this? If so, I’ After all, I’ll reerously close to connecting with my future self

The surface under me flashes red, and I jerk my hand back The wo on the other side of the counter, her eyebrows pinched together

“What is it?” the salesman asks

“There was solances up at ain?”

I place ain it flashes red Dread creeps through irl says, her eyes wide “But it says you’re not in the syste How can I not be in the system?

“I’litch or solitch It’swithfine” The salesman looks up at me, and I see suspicion in his eyes The other custo with the software,” the girl says

But thehe’ll call the cops any second now If we aren’t in the syste I have to save this, quick

“That’s really strange” I glance at Zoe, but she couldn’t buy anything at the fast food place either “Adaet these for us?”

“Sure” Adam steps in front of me and places his hand on the counter This time, no red flash Instead it turns blue, and the salespeople stare at so behind the counter They look at Adam, then back at their interface, then back at hiirl says “I’ in person”

The ht?” He gives a little laugh “You definitely had me convinced you didn’t kno the flexis worked!”

“Ulances at me ide eyes, but I don’t have an answer for him All I can think of is the red flash and the woies and let us know if you need anything else,” the salesman says “This was co up, but we’ll have it checked out ie for your trouble”

“I’ and hands it to Adarandh, Patricia,” the salesman says Patricia bows her head

“Um, no problem,” Adam says “Thanks”

We hurry out of there before they can realize soerprints must have connected to his future self’s profile The salespeople treated hi—and as all that about the girl’s grandmother?