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High
Implode: A Serial
Chapter Twenty Seven
“Let’s go. Let’s get high somewhere. High as kites.”
“What happened back there? I was terrified for a second.”
Tock smiled. He was surprised at how easy it was to smile at Petra. “You took it pretty well. There isn’t a scratch on you. Next time we’ll do it on Blast’s solar-powered umbrella.”
Tock reached for my hand, and I gave it to him. He hadn’t even checked Stern’s body. I don’t think he was himself.
He’d looked like death there for a few seconds. But he recovered quickly. I felt like he was trying to hide something from me.
All I had seen was a flicker of emotion around his mouth. Most would have missed it, but that isn’t why they hired me. I never miss anything. My life depends on it.
“Give me your hand, Petra. Watch me. Umbrella come here. Jump on, Petra. Let’s just pop through the window. Watch how the glass feels like water. You’ll love it.”
We turned away from Stern’s body and got on the umbrella. We shot through the window, and it was like water. Soon we were high. High as kites.
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