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“Where was I?” she went on “Right, enius in the ‘oh, I’enius,’ but real ‘I have certification genius,’ with cyber security of public-key cryptosysteorithm! RSA? That came out in 1977, our parents weren’t even alive! Grand how to use a fork then!”

“You do realize I still have a gun inher, pleading for her to go to London or the moon, or anywhere else that was not

“Yeah about that…” She grabbed the gun and quickly took it apart, putting it onup… Naked with the exception of her black short spandex shorts which were ; every part of her was toned, her brown skin was flawless, not a single freckle or ht She walked…no, skipped into hts she’d turned on

“HEY!”

“Go to your own rooet aith this was Helen My certificated genius, fast-talking, nauseatingly beautiful, co cousin, Helen If your last name was Callahan, you were not nor us all was Helen Because ere so close in age, and grew up surrounded by boys, we grew up as close as sisters She eird not because she was both a beauty and the geek but because she was like sunshine Nothing really darkened her mood…and she had plenty to be depressed about But nope, she went on as if she hardly noticed any of the negativity; it was fucking weird

“Your bed is more comfortable,” she yawned as she lifted ht in next to me

“We have the sa to kick her away

But she curled up right beside me “It’s your fault!”

“Ho in the hell isto sleep in my own damn bed the reason you are—”

“You killed Tobias,” she whispered, and I went still… It was like I’d forgotten and then reain I stared up at the wooden canopy of one for only a month… I was supposed to just pop back into the city to say hi, yes I’ain I’d even gotten all dressed up, when I got word froave up Fall Con for you, Dona, you should feel honored”

Trying not to s brown eyes staring directly into mine as she smiled back

“Helen, I’m…”

“You killed Tobias”

I sighed; “Yes, I did”