"Till we meet again, Doctor," said Clara.***"You stole it?"Kira stood staring into the far distance but I knew the only thing she was seeing was a mem...ory from far into the future. The metal shoulder plates on her evac suit glistened in the late afternoon sunlight as we stood together on the surface of Sirius A Six.She nodded and turned to give me a weak smile. "When my Mother didn't return, I was brought into the Academy who took care of me until I had reached an age where I understood the. Quickly, it was settled. She could pick up her airline ticket within the hour and catch her flight to Chicago at six that same evening. Then, she'd catch a quick flight on a feeder line... And, nobody'll be able to find me... on that little farm in Indiana! She hated the idea of living there again, but she knew it would be safe. Maybe, I'll only have to stay there for six months... a year at most!Hastily, then, she began to pack, making a careful selection of her clothing. She would only take. “Sarah, I was hoping you’d be late so I could add another punishment, but make your way to reception now and we’ll get this over with” the voice shot down the speaker. With that, the door unlocked and for the first time, I was alone and not locked in a room.The corridor was dimly lit, I noticed a few other doors the same as mine going down the hall, but I had to go the other was so wouldn’t be able to look inside to see if other “girls” were inside. My heels clicked down the hall, no one else. We may have upsetthem when we questioned them about the fridge equipment; they couldn'tunderstand our interest in the technical details of the equipment anddidn't know that much about it, and certainly had never heard of theReverse Carnot cycle. What happened next may have been them putting usgirls back in our places.The band started to play Unchained Melody, and before we knew it theboys had moved in and we were on the dance floor and I was in a clinchwith James. His hands were everywhere,.
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